The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought for questioning in connection to a robbery that occurred in Jerome Park at Mosholu Parkway subway station (number 4 line).
It was reported to police that on Thursday, March 17, at approximately 2.55 p.m., at Mosholu Parkway subway station, a man approached a 16-year-old male youth from behind on a staircase between the mezzanine and northbound 4 train platform.
He placed the victim in a chokehold and simulated a firearm in his jacket pocket before forcibly removing the victim’s cellphone from his pants pocket. The assailant then fled to the southbound platform of the subway station. The victim suffered minor injuries, and did not require medical attention at the scene.
The assailant is described as male and has a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored, hooded jacket, light colored pants, and dark colored sneakers.
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.