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Bronx Local News: Cell Phone Dispute Turns into Prison-Style Beat Down- Teen Robbed

5 Beat, Rob Teen of Phone, Sneakers By Dan Gesslein  Bronx Voice  November 12, 2025  BRONX LOCAL NEWS : A teenager received a prison-style beat down when a group of men beat and stomped him during a robbery in the Bronx.  The vicious beating happened in Mount Eden on October 27. At around 7 pm, a 16-year-old boy was walking in the vicinity of East 174th Street and Townsend Avenue when he was approached by a male. The man asked the teen to use his cell phone. When the teen refused the man punched him in the face causing the victim to fall to the ground.  While laying on the sidewalk, four of the attacker’s accomplice ran over and began punching and kicking the defenseless teen. The attackers yanked the phone out of the teen’s hands and pulled his sneakers off his feet.  The muggers then ran off in an unknown direction but not before their images were captured on street surveillance cameras. All five suspects were seen wearing dark clothing an...
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Baby-Faced Bandits Mug Woman in Broad Daylight

Instead of Being in School, Crew Robs Bronx Woman
The NYPD is looking for four young men in connection with a mugging in the Soundview section of the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is looking for four young men in connection with a mugging in the Soundview section of the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

May 16, 2024


BRONX - Four suspects who look like they should be in school are being sought by police in connection with a mugging in the Bronx, cops said. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the baby faced suspects wanted for an unnerving mugging in Soundview. The suspects appear to be school age and were seen wearing book bags. 





At around 9:50 am on May 6, a 48-year-old was walking in the vicinity of 1139 Colgate Avenue, a residential block filled with attached houses. 


Cops said the group of four young males walked up behind the woman. One of the crew grabbed the woman and placed his hand over her mouth. The other members grabbed the victim’s purse, cellphone and house keys.  


Cops said the robbers were last seen running towards Westchester Avenue. 


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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Location: 1139 Colgate Ave, Bronx, NY 10472, USA

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