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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...

‘Ball Player’ Steals $5k Generator

Thief Wheels Generator Down the Street

The NYPD is looking for this man who stole a portbale generator from a business in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is looking for this man who stole a portbale generator from a business in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 10, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for  a man dressed as a baseball player who walked down the streets of the Bronx with a stolen $5,000 generator.


Police released street surveillance video of the suspect seen red handed wheeling the expensive portable generator. The man was dressed like a ball player for a local softball league. He wore a blue baseball cap, white t-shirt, blue shorts, black leg tights, and white shoes.



According to police, the suspect broke into a commercial establishment on 149th Street and the Grand Concourse across from Hostos College.


Cops said at around 3:20 am on July 6, the suspect broke into the closed local business. He then rolled out the generator valued at around $5,000.


The suspect is described as a man with a light complexion and a heavy 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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