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Norwood: Man Sought for Armed Robbery of 15-Year-Old Girl

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this photo who they say is sought in connection with an armed robbery of a 15-year-old girl that occurred at East 204th Street and Hull Avenue in Norwood on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.  
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they say is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Norwood.

 

Police said that on Friday, Oct. 25, at around 3 p.m., a 15-year-old female victim was entering a building in the vicinity of East 204th Street and Hull Avenue when an unknown male approached.

 

“The unidentified male displayed a knife and snatched the victim’s gold chains off of her neck,” a police spokesperson said. “The value of the three gold chains were approximately $3,000.”  Police said the suspect then fled on foot westbound on East 204th Street to parts unknown, and the victim received a laceration to the hand and bruising to the neck, but refused medical attention at the scene.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this photo who they say is sought in connection with an armed robbery of a 15-year-old girl that occurred at East 204th Street and Hull Avenue in Norwood on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.  
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

 

Police said the suspect is described as male, has a medium complexion, and is around 5 feet, 2 inches tall. They said he was wearing a black Northface jacket, gray jeans, and black and white Jordan 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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