THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought in connection to the theft of an unattended, occupied vehicle, carrying an infant that occurred in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Video courtesy of the NYPD
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought in connection to the theft of an unattended, occupied vehicle, carrying an infant that occurred in the Wakefield section of The Bronx.
It was reported to police that on Monday, Nov. 28, at around 5.30 p.m., in front of 3969 Bronxwood Avenue, a 43-year-old male driver of a 2020 Toyota Highlander “briefly exited” the vehicle while it was still running. At the same time, another person got out of the rear, driver-side, passenger seat of a nearby gold 2018 Honda Accord and got into the victim’s vehicle. The thief then drove off in the stolen vehicle with the victim’s 2-year-old grand-daughter in the back seat.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Police said the thief later abandoned the car and child near the intersection of Edson Avenue and East Gun Hill Road on the border of Baychester and Pelham Gardens. He then fled the area in an unknown direction. “The 2-year-old female did not sustain any injuries, but was transported by EMS to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi for a medical evaluation,” a police spokesperson said.
3969 Bronxwood Avenue is the address for Bronxwood Pizza.
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.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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