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Fordham Heights: 32-Year-Old Man Assaulted & Robbed

 

The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in identifying the man shown in the attached photos in connection to a robbery that occurred in the 52nd precinct.

 

On Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, at approximately 8:30 p.m., a 32-year-old man was walking in the vicinity of Aqueduct Avenue Extension and West Fordham Road when he was approached by an unidentified man who pushed him to the ground and demanded his property.

 

The man forcibly removed the victim’s personal property which consisted of articles of clothing and jewelry and fled on foot in an unknown direction.

 

 

The victim suffered pain and bruising. EMS responded and transported the victim to Saint Barnabas hospital with an injury to his shoulder. The victim’s property had a stated estimated value of $22,000. The individual is described as a male, aged 20-30 years of age.

 

Surveillance photos of the individual were taken at the incident location during the incident.

 

Anyone with information with 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @ NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

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