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‘Jack Sparrow’ Mugs Straphanger on Subway

Cops Searching for Pirate Mugger

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a mugging inside a Bronx subway station. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a mugging inside a Bronx subway station. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 31, 2024 


BRONX - Halloween came early for one crazed mugger who beat a straphanger dressed in a pirate costume, cops said.




At around 4 am on October 27, the suspect dressed in a pirate costume was seen on surveillance video wandering around the subway station at Brook Avenue in Mott Haven. 


Cops said the Jack Sparrow look like walked over to the turnstile and attacked a 32-year-old male. The pirate repeatedly punched the victim in the face and body. He then ripped the victim’s AirPods out of his ears and then took the sneakers off the man’s feet. 



The mugger than ran out of the station. 


The victim refused medical attention at the scene. 


The suspect is described as a male with a light complexion, dark hair and a mustache. He was last seen in a pirate costume complete with a bandanna, eyepatch and tri corner hat. He also wore a white shirt and black vest and red and black striped pants.



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: Brook Ave, Bronx, NY, USA

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