Bedford Park: Man Beaten & Robbed on Webster Ave

By DAVID GREENE

POLICE “DO NOT Cross” line.
Photo by Jose Miranda on Flickr

Police are looking for two people wanted in connection with an early morning armed robbery and assault in Bedford Park.

They said the incident was reported at 1:40 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, when police were called to the sidewalk opposite P.S. 54, located at 2703 Webster Avenue, where a 39-year-old victim was approached by two males who demanded his jewelry, before he was struck twice in the head with a pistol.

They said the assailants stole the victim’s bracelet and chain before fleeing in an unknown direction. They said the victim sustained a minor laceration to the head and eyebrow and was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition. Police had no immediate description of the suspects, and no arrests have been made. The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information in regard to the whereabouts of this missing 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 X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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