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‘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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Location: E 149th St & Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, USA

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