‘Captain America’ Robs Woman at Gunpoint

Female Home Invader Sticks Up Woman in her Apartment 

The NYPD is searching for this woman in connection with an attempted armed robbery inside a woman's apartment. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

September 26, 2024

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BRONX - Cops are looking for a female home invader who pulled a gun on an elderly woman inside her Bronx apartment.

The NYPD released surveillance footage of the suspect seen in the building’s stairwell wearing a Captain America t-shirt.

At around 5 pm on September 21, the suspect was seen entering an apartment building in the vicinity of Westchester Avenue and Home Street near the Whitlock Avenue subway station. 

The suspect was ushered into the apartment by the 67-year-old resident. Once inside, the suspect pulled out a gun and threatened the female victim, cops said.

The gunman fled the scene empty handed.

The suspect is described as a female with a light complexion. She was last seen wearing a t-shirt with the Captain America shield and blue jeans.

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.