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Bronx Local News: Group of Muggers Stab, Beat Bronx Man with Chain

Video: Cops Looking for 4 Suspects who Stabbed and Viciously Beat Man Over His Phone By Dan Gesslein  Bronx Voice  November 18, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - In a scene out of a bad 1970’s Hollywood movie, a Bronx man was attacked by a group of muggers who stabbed him, beat him with a chain as another man wielded what looked like a pipe.  The NYPD released new video of the suspects in last month’s brutal beating in Mott Haven.  Cops said a group of four muggers attacked a 22-year-old man at around 11:30 am on October 28. While in front of 796 East 140 Street, the four men pounced.  Cops said one of the attackers repeatedly stabbed the victim throughout his back. A second man repeatedly struck the victim in the arms and body with a chain. And two other suspects punched and kicked the victim. As the victim lay bleeding on the ground one of the suspects removed his cell phone.  Cops said the suspect was rushed to Lincoln Hospital where he was lis...

Bus Driver Hit in Face with Water Balloon while Driving

Driver Assaulted in Bronx

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on an MTA bus driver. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

July 25, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for passenger who struck a bus driver in the face with a water balloon as he was driving. 



At around 3 pm on June 7, a 65-year-old MTA employee was driving a BX 36 bus in Mount Hope in the vicinity of Anthony Ave and East Tremont Ave. The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect standing inside the bus at the time. 


Cops said the man walked up to the driver and threw a water balloon in the driver’s face. The attacker then jumped out of the bus and ran eastbound on East Tremont Avenue.


The driver was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where he suffered minor pain to the right side of his face.



The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion. He had braids and his hair is in a ponytail. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, black 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.




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