iPhone Robbery Attempt Ends in Gun Violence
Police are looking for two suspects (pictured in the above video) who they say shot a 23-year-old man who refused to give up his iPhone during a recent robbery attempt in University Heights.

On Jan. 18, at about 6:30 p.m., the victim and a friend were walking on West 190th Street, between Grand and Aqueduct avenues, when they were approached by two men who demanded the victim give up his iPhone. When the victim refused and turned to run, one of the suspects shot the victim in the back. The suspects then fled on foot. The victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital and treated for his injuries, which were not life-threatening.

Suspect #1, who is believed to be the shooter, is describing as being 5-feet-7 and 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a dark Marmot jacket, blue jeans, black boots and carrying a gun. Suspect #2, 5-feet-8, 150 pounds, was last seen wearing a blue Yankees cap, black jacket, black pants and brown boots.

The robbery attempt occurred in almost the exact location where Bimal Chanda was killed during a violent robbery attempt almost three months ago. Police arrested one of the two suspects in Chanda’s case last week. The other suspect remains at large.

Anyone with information in regards to this robbery is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

Police: We Caught Carjacker Who Stole Child Along with Car
On Saturday afternoon, a woman parked her Honda mini-van on Jerome Avenue, just south of Kingsbridge Road. When she exited the mini-van and walked around it to remove her 3-year-old son, a man jumped into the driver’s seat and started driving off with the vehicle, kid still in the back seat. The terrified mom attempted to stop the thief from driving off by jumping in front of her van. The thief hit the woman with the vehicle, breaking her leg, and kept driving.

The thief dumped the van and the child a few blocks away on Davidson Avenue. Police found them both an hour later. While the child was uninjured, both he and his injured mom where taken to St. Barnabas for treatment.

Yesterday, police arrested Harlem resident Joseph Fuscaldo, 58, and charged him with assault, robbery, kidnapping, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child.

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