Fordham Manor: Two Sought for Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in this photo who they say are sought in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached photos who they say are sought in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.

Police said that on Sunday, Feb. 18, at around 1.45 p.m., the victims, a 47-year-old man and a 39-year-old man, were walking in the vicinity of Grand Concourse and East Kingsbridge Road when they were approached by two people. “Acting in concert, the individuals displayed a knife and forcibly removed the victim’s wallets and approximately $110 in cash,” police said. “The individuals were last seen fleeing on foot westbound on East 193 Street towards Jerome Avenue.”

They said the victims were uninjured and the two people sought are described as male, each with a heavy build.

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

All calls are strictly confidential.

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