NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with the New York City Police Department’s 42nd Precinct are asking the public for assistance in identifying a suspect wanted for a February 6th attack of an elderly man in the Bronx.
According to police, at around 10:30 am, two suspects approached the man from behind in front of 1816 Boston Road in the Bronx.
They shoved the man to the ground with force and robbed him of his cell phone, wallet and credit cards. They fled south on Hoe Avenue.
The man suffered minor injuries in the assault.
Police are seeking to identify one of the suspects at this time, described as a male with a dark complexion, last seen wearing a green jacket, blue jeans, a brown hat, and gray sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.