NYPD Seeks Help Identifying Two Suspects in February 9, 2026 Bronx 42nd Precinct Food Worker Robbery

Delivery Worker Beaten for $90 Worth of Chinese Food

By Staff Reporter

Bronx Voice

February 17, 2026

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BRONX, NY - Cops are looking for a pair of hungry crooks who beat a Chinese food delivery man and stole the food he was trying to deliver. The NYPD released surveillance photos in the hope of catching the crooks.

Police are asking residents to help identify suspects connected to a violent street robbery in the Bronx 42nd Precinct on February 9, 2026 and assist in an NYPD public assistance request for robbery suspects in the Bronx.

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According to police, the incident occurred on Monday, February 9, 2026, at approximately 10:00 p.m. (2200 hours) in front of 320 East 160 Street in the Bronx, New York.

Authorities report that two unidentified males forcibly removed approximately $94 worth of Chinese food from a 22-year-old male food worker. During what investigators are describing as a food delivery worker robbery outside 320 East 160 Street in the Bronx, one suspect punched the victim in the face while the second suspect simulated possession of a firearm.

The case is being investigated as a Bronx robbery investigation involving simulated firearm threat against food worker and a late-night assault and robbery near East 160 Street in the Bronx.

The suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction following the robbery of Chinese food delivery worker in Bronx 42nd Precinct.

The victim sustained minor injuries and declined medical attention at the scene after the February 9, 2026 Bronx street robbery incident.

Detectives assigned to the 42nd Precinct have released descriptions connected to this February 2026 Bronx street assault and robbery case and the ongoing NYPD search for two male robbery suspects in the Bronx.

The first suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion. He is approximately 20 to 30 years old, with brown eyes and is approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall. He was last seen wearing dark-colored clothing.

The second suspect is described as a male with a dark to light complexion. He is 16 to 18 years of age and is approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall. He has short brown curly hair. He was last seen wearing a red t-shirt, black hooded sweatshirt and brown pants.

Police are urging anyone who may recognize the individuals or who has information related to this NYPD search for robbery suspects in the Bronx 42nd Precinct February 2026 case to come forward.

The NYPD continues to investigate what officials classify as a late-night robbery of a food worker in the Bronx near East 160 Street and a violent robbery investigation in the Bronx’s 42nd Precinct area. Detectives are reviewing available evidence and encouraging members of the public to assist in identifying the two suspects involved in the Bronx February 2026 robbery involving simulated firearm.

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 confidential.