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Cell Phone Snatchers Target Pel Bay Train at First Stop

Muggers Snatch Phone, Rough Up Straphanger in Formerly Quiet Nabe
The NYPD is searching for two men who mugged a subway rider at the Buhre Avenue station in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for two men who mugged a subway rider at the Buhre Avenue station in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

April 18, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for a pair of muggers who stole a straphangers cellphone as he rode a Pelham Bay train heading to Manhattan. 


At around 11:45 am on April 16, a 51-year-old man was riding on a southbound Number 6 train approaching the first stop from the end of the line - Buhre Avenue. Cops said two men walked over to the straphanger and snatched his cellphone while the other pushed him over, cashing the victim to fall into a seat. When the train stop, the muggers ran out of the train and out of the station. 





The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects taken from the subway station. The first suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion and a slim build. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, and black sneakers. 


The second suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion and a slim build. 


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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