Police confirm that a man’s bike was stolen and that he was threatened with a bat in Mount Eden at around 2.45 p.m. on Sunday, 3 May. The incident occurred at East 170th Street and Grant Street. One male perpetrator was taken into custody, for whom charges are pending. A second suspect was last seen heading southbound on Morris Avenue from East 170th Street.
A search continues for the second suspect.
Anyone with information in regard to 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.