Fordham Manor: Two Sought in Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the people seen in this photo who they say are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who they say are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.

Police said that on Friday, Aug. 18, at around 6.20 p.m., two people approached a 35-year-old male victim in the vicinity of Grand Concourse and East 193rd Street. They said they displayed a gun and stole the victim’s e-bike and property and then fled southbound on Creston Avenue. They said the victim did not sustain any injuries as a result of the incident.

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.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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