Biker Bandits Ride Off With Stolen Safe

Thieves Rode Off with Thousands in Cash

The NYPD is searching for these two men who stole a safe from inside a Bronx bar. Cops said the pair tied the safe (Above) to the back of one of the mopeds and drove off. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

November 2, 2024

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BRONX - A pair of bikers rode off with a Bronx business’ safe on the back of their mopeds back in May. Now cops have released new surveillance video in an attempt to catch the thieves. 

At around 5 am on May 31, two men broke into a bar located at 2412 3rd Avenue in Mott Haven. The pair gained access by breaking in the front door. Once inside the bar the crew removed a safe about the size of a small file cabinet. 

New surveillance video shows the masked men tie the safe to the back of a moped as the two rode off with the cash. 

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Investigators said the safe contained around $9,000 in cash. 

Both men wore black hoodies and ski masks to cover their faces. 

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.