Kingsbridge: Man Sought following Store Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge on Jan. 6, 2024.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who they say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge.

Police said that on Saturday, Jan. 6, at around 1.37 p.m. an unknown male individual entered a Best Buy, located at 171 West 230th Street, and removed a laptop from a display case. They said the person then placed the laptop under his hooded sweatshirt and left the store in an unknown direction.

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge on Jan. 6, 2024. Video courtesy of the NYPD

They said the person is described as male, has a medium build, and a black beard. They said he was last seen wearing a blue, hooded, sweatshirt, a gray, knit hat, eyeglasses, and dark colored pants.

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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