The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Fordham Heights.
On Tuesday, March 1, at approximately 8.10 p.m., inside 2405 Marion Avenue, the person of interest got into a verbal dispute with a 53-year-old male victim. The dispute escalated and the assailant threw nail polish remover in the victim’s face and began to choke him. He then stole the victim’s jacket which contained $350 and an iPhone, before fleeing the location in an unknown direction.
Video and photos are attached.
Anyone with information regarding 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.
All calls are strictly confidential.