The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the person of interest, depicted in the attached photograph, who is wanted in connection to a robbery, that occurred within the confines of the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx.
Details are as follows.
It was reported to police that on Friday February 8, 2019, at approximately 2312 hours, in front of 1945 McGraw Avenue, the individual approached the 18-year-old male victim and displayed the butt of handgun that he had in his waistband. The individual then motioned for the victim to remove his earphones. The victim complied and gave the individual his earphones. The individual ran westbound on McGraw Avenue and entered the Parkchester “6” subway station.
The individual is described as an adult male, Black, 20 to 25 years old, 5’10 to 6’0″ in height, with a slim build.
He was last seen wearing a black knit cap, a black coat, black pants and black sneakers.
A surveillance photograph of the suspect is attached and available at DCPI.
Anyone with information related 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 Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by entering TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
