The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in locating the individual depicted in the attached photo in connection to a grand larceny that occurred within the confines of the 47 Precinct in Bronx / transit District #12.
Details are as follows.
It was reported to police that on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at 08:00 a.m., inside the train station located at the corner of White Plains Road and East 241 Street, while aboard the northbound #2 train, a 19-year-old male victim was asleep at which time the male individual did remove his backpack containing a Macbook Pro laptop, a car title and various credit cards. The victim was later contacted via Facebook demanding $500 for the return of his car title. The individual is identified as:
Jose Muniz, 28
Bronx, NY
He is described as a male, Hispanic, 28-years-old, 5’5″ tall, weighing 130 lbs., with short black hair and brown eyes.
A prior arrest photo of Jose Muniz 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) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
