‘Bat-Man’ Steals Box Truck in Bronx

The NYPD is searching for this man caught on surveillance video breaking the passenger window of a box truck with a baseball bat. Cops said the man then jumped into the truck and drove off. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

April 10, 2025

BRONX - Cops are looking for a bat-wielding thief who drove off in a stolen box truck inside the Hunts Point industrial park last month. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of the man suspect who is seen helping himself to a white box delivery truck on a street filled with parked delivery trucks and tractor trailers. 

At around 7:40 am on March 15, a man dressed in black was captured on surveillance video casually walking up to a white box truck parked 1129 Worthen Street. The man walks up to the passenger windows and swings an aluminum baseball bat, shattering the window. The man walks to the back of the truck, looks around and then returns. 

Video shows the man reach into the truck and unlock the door. The man then climbed into the truck and drove off. The stolen truck’s license is issued by New York State with plate number 68382MG. 

On the surveillance video the suspect was seen wearing a black puffy jacket and black ski mask with a red hoodie underneath. He wore blue jeans and tan boots. 

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.