Bronx Local News: Deli Worker Pistol Whipped for Cigarettes by ‘Chucky’ Fan

‘Chucky’ Hoodie Wearing Robber Attacks Clerk, Steals Smokes

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 4, 2025 

BRONX LOCAL NEWS - A would-be stickup man dressed in a “Chucky” hoodie, pistol whipped a deli clerk and only managed to run off with a couple packs of cigarettes, cops say. Now the NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect and are asking for the public’s help in trying to capture the robber. 

At around noon on December 2, a man wearing a blue shirt or other kind of cloth draped over his head, walked into a bodega at 1711 Boone Avenue in Charlotte Gardens. According to investigators, the unidentified man walked into the store around 12:25 p.m. and immediately displayed a firearm. He demanded items from two employees—a 22-year-old and a 24-year-old—who were working behind the counter at the time. 

Cops said the robber became agitated and struck the younger worker on the right side of the head with the gun. The robber then grabbed several packs of cigarettes from behind the counter and ran off. 

The NYPD released images from the store’s surveillance cameras and apparently the suspect did not do a good job trying to hide his face. The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and a beard. 

He was last seen wearing a red hoodie with the character from the horror movie “Child’s Play” on the chest and the word “Chucky” written down the left sleeve in black. He also wore black sweat pants. 

Anyone with information regarding 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @

NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

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