Kingsbridge: Police Appeal for Help Identifying Group Wanted for Assault & Robbery of Teen

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NEW YORK City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in this video who they say are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred inside 5765 Broadway in Kingsbridge on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Video courtesy of the NYPD

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

THE NEW YORK City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this photo who they say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred inside 5765 Broadway in Kingsbridge on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Police said that on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at around 8.25 p.m. inside 5765 Broadway (a McDonalds restaurant), four unidentified people approached a 15-year-old male victim.

They said the group began punching and kicking the victim several times in the face and body and then stole the victim’s coat and fled the location on foot to parts unknown.

They said the victim sustained minor injuries and pain to his face and body but refused medical attention at the scene.

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 X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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