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‘Jack Sparrow’ Mugs Straphanger on Subway

Cops Searching for Pirate Mugger The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a mugging inside a Bronx subway station. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Bronx Voice  October 31, 2024  Follow @Bronxvoice1 BRONX - Halloween came early for one crazed mugger who beat a straphanger dressed in a pirate costume, cops said. At around 4 am on October 27, the suspect dressed in a pirate costume was seen on surveillance video wandering around the subway station at Brook Avenue in Mott Haven.  Cops said the Jack Sparrow look like walked over to the turnstile and attacked a 32-year-old male. The pirate repeatedly punched the victim in the face and body. He then ripped the victim’s AirPods out of his ears and then took the sneakers off the man’s feet.  The mugger than ran out of the station.  The victim refused medical attention at the scene.  The suspect is described as a male with a light complexion, dark hair and a mustache. He was last seen in a pirate costume complete wit
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Human Leg Found on Bronx Subway Tracks

Mystery of How Human Remains Ended Up on Subway Tracks

A human leg was discovered on the subway tracks between the 167th Street and 170th Street stations. -File Photo
A human leg was discovered on the subway tracks between the 167th Street and 170th Street stations. -File Photo

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

February 19, 2024


BRONX - Police are investigating the mystery of how a human leg ended up on subway tracks in the Bronx.


At around 1 pm on February 17, an MTA discovered the body part lying on the elevated subway tracks of Number 4 line between the 167th and 170th Street stations. 


The medical examiner is investigating the discovery of the human remains. Investigators did not comment if the leg belonged to a man or woman. Police also did not discuss if signs of trauma were evident on the remains to indicate how the leg was severed.


The investigation is ongoing.


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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Location: 170 St, Bronx, NY 10452, USA

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