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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

Game Stop on Square Robbed by Knife-Totting Thieves Twice

Square Game Stop Robbed by 2 Different Crews a Month Apart

The NYPD is searching for these two men in connection with a knife-point robbery of a Westchester Square GameStop. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for these two men in connection with a knife-point robbery of a Westchester Square GameStop. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

April 24, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for two separate knife-wielding robbery crews that held up a Westchester Square Gamestop a month apart. 



At around 12:20 pm on April 21, two men walked into the Westchester Square Gamestop. They approached a 24-year-old store employee and displayed a knife. The robbers then started removing game consoles off the shelves before running out of the store. 



The first suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion. He is 6 foot 3 with a slim build.  He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants, surgical facemask, and white sneakers.



The second suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion. He is 5 foot 8 and has a heavy build. He was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and black jeans. 


This is not the first time this particular GameStop was robbed. 


The Westchester Square GameStop was previously robbed last month by a man with a box cutter. -Photo by NYPD
The Westchester Square GameStop was previously robbed last month by a man with a box cutter. -Photo by NYPD

A man with a box cutter robbed the video game store a month earlier. At around 5 pm on March 30, man walked into the store and displayed a box cutter to the worker. 


Cops said the man then proceeded to remove a PlayStation, a controller and a video game. He then walked out the door towards the Westchester Square Subway Station. 


The victim suffered minor injuries to his left hand but refused medical attention. 



The suspect is described as a male with light complexion. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black 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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