Baychester: Two Women Sought for Robbery of 81-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in this video who they say are sought in connection with a robbery of a senior at 2136 Bartow Avenue in the Baychester section of The Bronx on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached media who they say are sought in connection with a robbery of a senior in Baychester.

Police said that on Thursday, Nov. 16, at around 10 a.m., two unidentified women approached an 81-year-old man in front of a Bank of America located at 2136 Bartow Avenue.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in this photo who they say are sought in connection with a robbery of a senior at 2136 Bartow Avenue in the Baychester section of The Bronx on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

They said the two stole the victim’s bank card and used it to withdraw $26,031.45 from his bank account. They said they then fled on foot in an unknown direction.

“The victim was uninjured in this incident,” police said.

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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

admin

Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.