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Police set up a crime scene after a bullet crashed through the window of Metro by T-Mobile at Morris Park Avenue and Hunt Avenue at 2 p.m. on November 7. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  November 21, 2024 Follow @Bronxvoice1 BRONX - Police are currently looking for an assailant who fired a gunshot at another unknown individual along busy Morris Park Avenue. The bullet smashed through the front door of a phone store, thankfully no one was injured. Police officials say the incident was reported at 2 p.m. on November 7, outside of the Green Olive Deli, located at 716 Morris Park Avenue, at the corner of Hunt Avenue. Officials say the unknown gunman fired a single shot at a second individual and missed. The bullet flew across the street and through the front door of Metro by T-Mobile, at 723 Morris Park Avenue. Both the gunman and victim fled the scene on foot. No description of the gunman was

‘Food Delivery’ Moped Riders Snatch Phone

Scooter Riding Thieves Caught on Camera
The NYPD is searching for a pair of moped riding thieves who struck in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for a pair of moped riding thieves who struck in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 28, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for a pair of crooks who were caught on camera riding a moped with a food delivery bag. The NYPD said the pair used the moped to snatch a cell phone out of a woman’s hand in Morris Park. 


At around 8:30 am on January 26, a 59-year-old woman was standing on the sidewalk in front of a laundromat at 1604 Williamsbridge Road. Cops said two men on a black scooter drove up alongside of her and the passenger snatched the phone out her hands. The scooter drove past her and headed southbound on Pierce Avenue. 


The victim did not sustain any injuries. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects on the scooter. The first suspect is described as a male with a slim build and medium complexion. He is believed to weigh from 150 to 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black winter coat, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black ski mask. 


The second suspect is described as a male with a slim build and a medium complexion. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants with a white stripe, tan sneakers, a food delivery backpack, and a camouflage military jacket.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

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