Teddy Bear Mugger Sucker Punches Man on Street

VIDEO - ‘Teddy’ Slaps, Robs Man

The NYPD is searching for this couple in connection with the mugging of a man in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

May 30, 2024

BRONX - He’s no Teddy Bear. Cops are searching for a man wearing a teddy bear hoodie who was caught on camera assaulting and robbing a man in the Bronx. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of a man and a woman on the corner of Creston Avenue and East Burnside Avenue in Mount Hope. 

At around 11:30 pm on April 2, the couple approached a 19-year-old male standing on the corner. The video shows the couple walk past the man and then the male suspect turns and begins yelling at the victim. He walks up to the victim who tries to back away and throws something on the floor. 

The attacker picks the item up and then, cops say, slaps the victim in the face. The attacker then proceeds to forcibly remove the victim’s property. 

The couple then runs off northbound on Creston Avenue.

The suspect is described as a male with a slim build who is between teh ages of 25 and 35. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie with two teddy bears on the front with the graphic “Legends Never Die.”

The second suspect is a female with a medium build who is between the ages of 25 and 35. She was last seen wearing an old dark gray hooded sweatshirt with the word “Champion” written across the front. She was also seen wearing gray sweatpants, and black sneakers.

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.