Monday afternoon in the Bronx turned tense when, around 2:30 p.m., a 68-year-old man was robbed near Barker Avenue and Magenta Street, according to police. Two individuals approached him, simulated firearms and forcibly took two necklaces before taking off north on Barker toward Duncomb Avenue.
Police Post Wanted Alert
In a wanted alert, NYPD Crime Stoppers lays out the basics: the time of the incident, the location near Barker and Magenta, and the victim's age. The alert states that the suspects simulated firearms and removed two necklaces before fleeing northbound on Barker Avenue toward Duncomb Avenue.
The post urges anyone with information to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish speakers, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), or to contact @NYPDTips on X.
Where It Happened
The intersection sits within the NYPD's 47th Precinct. The precinct's public page notes that the command covers northern Bronx neighborhoods that include Wakefield and Williamsbridge. According to the precinct's page, the 47th Precinct station house is located at 4111 Laconia Avenue and provides contact lines for community affairs officers and detectives.
How to Help
Anyone who was in the area around the time of the robbery and saw something, or who has surveillance video or photos from nearby buildings, homes or businesses, is asked to hold on to that material and share it with investigators. Residents can reach out to the department's tips account @NYPDTips on X or use the confidential phone numbers listed in the wanted post.
About Crime Stoppers
According to the NYPD's Crime Stoppers page, the city program offers rewards of up to $3,500 for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest and indictment. It provides a confidential hotline and a web portal for submitting information and is administered by the New York City Police Foundation.
Police stress that anyone with information should use these official channels rather than trying to approach or confront suspected individuals on their own.
