Olinville: Man Robbed at Gun Hill Road Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

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 with a robbery that occurred in Olinville at the Gun Hill Road subway station on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Olinville section of the north Bronx.

Police said that on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at around 8.25 the victim, a 33-year-old-man, was riding a southbound 2 train approaching the Gun Hill Road subway station, when he was approached by a male individual unknown to him. They said the assailant snatched his iPhone 12 ProMax from his hands, got off the train at Gun Hill Road subway station and fled on foot to parts unknown.

“The victim was not injured during the incident,” a police spokesperson said.

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/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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