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Dumb Crooks Bring Bottle to Carjacking

Attack Driver at Car Wash

The NYPD is searching for three men in connection to an attempted carjacking in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for three men in connection to an attempted carjacking in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

June 10, 2024 


BRONX - Cops are looking for three men who tried to use a bottle to carjack a man washing his car. 




At around 4:40 am on June 9, a 55-year-old man brought his car to a 24-hour car wash at 1251 Jerome Avenue. Cops said three men walked up to the driver and threw a glass bottle at him, striking the victim in the head. 





Cops said the attackers then tried to steal the car but were unsuccessful. The trio ran away heading southbound on Cromwell Avenue. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the alleged attempted car thieves. All three suspects covered their faces. 




The first suspect has a thin build and was last seen wearing a blue hoodie pulled down to cover his face. He also wore blue jeans torn at the knee and black sneakers. 


The second suspect has a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black balaclava with the Nike logo. He wore a black t-shirt with a chain. He wore gray or blue jeans and black and red Air Jordans. 




The third suspect has a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie and a black face mask. He also wore black jogging pants and gray 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.

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