The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s assistance identifying the male depicted in the attached surveillance video and photos wanted for questioning in connection to a robbery that occurred within the confines of the 41st Precinct in Bronx.
Details are as follows.
It was reported to police that on Sunday, February 11, 2019 at 1857 hours, an unidentified male entered 972 E. 165th Street (Rosa Cleaners and Tailor Shop). The male displayed a black firearm at the 40-year-old female store clerk and demanded money. The male removed $600 dollars from the victim’s purse before fleeing the location. He was last seen heading westbound on 166th Street towards Tiffany Street. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.
The person wanted for questioning is described as a male Hispanic, 180 lbs., approximately 5’11”, short dark hair and a teardrop tattoo on the right side of his face. He was last seen wearing a red California Angels baseball cap, red hooded sweatshirt, black warm-up suit jacket, black fur hooded winter jacket, black pants and black sneakers.
Photos of the suspect are 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) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
