UPDATE Van Cortlandt Park and Kingsbridge: Two Sought in Identified Armed Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this photo who they say is wanted in connection to a robbery pattern identified across the the 50th Precinct during June 2024.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The New York City Police Department has released additional media and shared details of additional incidents linked to an investigation into a robbery pattern originally identified across Van Cortlandt Park and Kingsbridge in June.

As reported, the NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who they said were wanted in connection to this armed robbery pattern which extended into July.

POLICE ARE ASKING for the public’s help identifying the person or car seen in this photo who are sought in relation to a robbery they say occurred on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at around 5.10 p.m. in front of 281 West 230th Street in Kingsbridge. This screenshot is taken from that incident, police said.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Police said the first incident occurred on Saturday, June 1, at around 8.20 p.m., opposite 3545 Jerome Avenue in Van Cortlandt Park, when a 46-year-old male victim and a 51-year-old male victim were approached by two unidentified male individuals. They said the two displayed a black gun and demanded money from the victims. “The individuals removed approximately $360 and fled in a white four-door sedan, traveling northbound on Jerome Avenue,” a police spokesperson said. “No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.”

Police said the second incident took place on Monday, June 17, at around 3.30 a.m. when three unidentified male individuals entered the gas station located at 317 West 230th Street in Kingsbridge and approached a 48-year-old male victim.

“The individuals displayed a black firearm and removed approximately $439,” a police spokesperson said. “The individuals fled in a white four-door sedan, traveling eastbound on West 230 Street. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.”

Police said the first suspect is described as male, who was last seen wearing a black hat, a black ski mask, a black hoodie, grey jeans and black sneakers. They said the second suspect is described as male who was last seen wearing a red hat, a black ski mask, a black hoodie, black sweatpants and grey/white sneakers.

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, police later said a third incident occurred on Sunday, July 28, at around 5.17 p.m. when two unidentified people approached a 26-year-old male victim in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and East 233rd Street also inside Van Cortlandt Park, southwest of Woodlawn Heights. They said the two displayed guns and stole the victim’s jewelry before fleeing northbound on Jerome Avenue in a white vehicle. They said there were no injuries reported as a result of the incident.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the owner of the car seen in this photo who they say was used in connection to a robbery pattern identified across the the 50th Precinct during June 2024.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

They said a fourth incident occurred on Tuesday, July 30, at around 5.10 p.m. when two unidentified people approached a 58-year-old female victim in front of 281 West 230th Street in Kingsbridge. They said the two displayed guns and stole the victim’s personal belongings before fleeing in a white vehicle. They said there were no injuries reported as a result of the incident.

An additional photo depicting the vehicle and individual seen in relation to Incident 4 is attached.

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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

Editor’s Note: Incident 1 was originally reported as having taken place in Woodlawn. We apologize for this error, which has since been corrected.

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