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Bronx Local News: Chain Snatchers Attack Women Throughout Bronx

NYPD Investigators Have Linked the Same Crew to at Least 5 Robberies Throughout Bronx Bronx Voice  December 5, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - The NYPD is reaching out to the public for help identifying a pair of individuals connected to a series of similar robberies across several Bronx precincts. All of the incidents share the same unsettling pattern: a suspect approaching a woman from behind, snatching her jewelry, and then hopping into a waiting white Mercedes-Benz sedan before taking off. Police say the robberies took place throughout the fall of 2025, affecting neighborhoods across the 41st, 42nd, and 43rd Precincts. Here’s what investigators have shared so far. Back on September 4th, just before lunchtime, a 53-year-old woman was walking near Manida Street and Garrison Avenue when someone came up from behind and ripped the jewelry from her neck. The force of the attack knocked her to the ground.  First responders took her to Lincoln Hospital, where she was treated and lat...

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Edenwald Shooting - Masked Gunmen Sought

Cops Searching for Gunmen for Shooting at Edenwald Houses
The NYPD is searching for these men in connection with a shooting in Edenwald. -Photos by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for these men in connection with a shooting in Edenwald. -Photos by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 6, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for two men dressed in black and wearing facemarks in connection with a shooting at Edenwald Houses, the NYPD said. 


Cops released new surveillance video of the suspected gunmen from last month’s shooting at the Edenwald Houses. Both were covered in black.


At around 8:48 pm on February 25, a 25-year-old male was standing in the vicinity of Laconia Avenue and East 228 Street. Cops said a pair of gunmen dressed in black opened fire striking the victim in the abdomen. 


The gunmen were seen fleeing on foot. 


EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center where he was listed in critical but stable condition. 


The first suspect wore a black hoodie, black jogging pants and red shoes. He also wore a black knitted cap with a blue paper face mask. 


The second suspect wore a black bubble jacket, with a black hoodie underneath. He wore a knitted black face mask along with black jogging pants. He also wore a pair of black Air Jordans with red laces. 


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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