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Bronx Local News: Deli Worker Pistol Whipped for Cigarettes by ‘Chucky’ Fan

‘Chucky’ Hoodie Wearing Robber Attacks Clerk, Steals Smokes By Dan Gesslein  Bronx Voice  December 4, 2025  BRONX LOCAL NEWS - A would-be stickup man dressed in a “Chucky” hoodie, pistol whipped a deli clerk and only managed to run off with a couple packs of cigarettes, cops say. Now the NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect and are asking for the public’s help in trying to capture the robber.  At around noon on December 2, a man wearing a blue shirt or other kind of cloth draped over his head, walked into a bodega at 1711 Boone Avenue in Charlotte Gardens. According to investigators, the unidentified man walked into the store around 12:25 p.m. and immediately displayed a firearm. He demanded items from two employees—a 22-year-old and a 24-year-old—who were working behind the counter at the time.  Cops said the robber became agitated and struck the younger worker on the right side of the head with the gun. The robber then grabbed several p...

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Cabbie Carjacked in the Bronx

Gunmen Steal Driver’s Cab

The NYPD are looking for three men who carjacked a cabbie in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD are looking for three men who carjacked a cabbie in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

April 27, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for a trio of robbers who stuck up a cab driver at gunpoint in the Bronx.



At around 2:30 am on March 29, a 40-year-old cabbie picked up a fare of three passengers in the vicinity of University Avenue and West Tremont Avenue. 





Cops said as the trio entered the cab, one of the group pulled out a handgun. One of the other suspects removed the driver’s cash and cellphone.



The gunman ordered the driver out of the cab. The robbers then drove away in the stolen car. 

The NYPD released video taken from inside the cab.





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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