Moped Riding Bronx Bandits Rob Cell Phone Out of Woman's Hands

Cellphone Snatched by Moped Riding Thieves

The NYPD is searching for two men who used a moped to race up to a victim and steal her cellphone. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 19, 2024

BRONX - Cops are looking for a pair of moped riding thieves who robbed a Pelham Parkway woman in broad daylight. 

At around 2:50 pm on March 7, a 22-year-old woman was walking down Pelham Parkway. When she reached 810 Pelham Parkway South, a pair of men on a moped rode up behind her on the sidewalk. Cops said the passenger reached over and snatched the cellphone from the victim’s hands. The pair then drove off. 

The NYPD has video taken from a nearby building. The suspects are seen riding the moped on the sidewalk at the time of the crime. 

The first suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, a red hooded sweatshirt, black ski mask, black hat, dark pants, and dark sneakers. 

The second suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing an olive-green jacket, black pants, a black hat, and black and white sneakers.

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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.