A quiet Wednesday evening in Mullaly Park turned into a stickup on May 29, when two males were robbed at gunpoint inside the park, police say. At approximately 7:50 p.m., a suspect approached a 20‑year‑old and a 16‑year‑old near River Avenue and East 165th Street, displayed what officers described as a firearm, and took a backpack and several cellphones before fleeing. The suspect remains at large and investigators are asking the public for help.
The case surfaced publicly in a wanted bulletin posted by NYPD Crime Stoppers on July 2. The post includes still images of a person of interest and urges anyone with information to contact investigators. Crime Stoppers lists its tip lines as 1-800-577-TIPS and, for Spanish speakers, 1-888-57-PISTA, and notes that tips leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward of up to $3,500.
🚨WANTED FOR A ROBBERY: On Friday, May 29, 2026, at approximately 7:50 P.M., the victims, a 20-year-old male and a 16-year-old male were walking inside of Mullaly Park in the vicinity of River Avenue and East 165 Street, in the confines of the 44 Precinct in the Bronx, when an… pic.twitter.com/gUBzyKBf3J
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) July 2, 2026
Where the robbery happened
The holdup unfolded inside Mullaly Park, formally renamed Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park, in the Bronx, within the NYPD’s 44th Precinct. The precinct covers the stretch around River Avenue and East 165th Street, an area that includes recreational fields and pathways that tend to draw crowds on warm evenings, according to the NYPD 44th Precinct. The park took on its new name in 2022, per a city press release from the Mayor’s Office.
Police appeal and local context
The alert is the latest in a run of wanted bulletins circulated across the 44th Precinct this spring, including a late‑May carjacking one block north that authorities separately flagged. Local reporting shows detectives have been leaning on public tips and surveillance footage to identify suspects in those cases, as detailed in coverage of a gun‑toting carjacker.
Police are asking anyone who recognizes the person in the Crime Stoppers images or who may have relevant video to send tips to Crime Stoppers instead of approaching the individual. Tips can be shared anonymously by calling the hotline or using the Crime Stoppers portal, and the department says tipsters may qualify for a cash reward if their information leads to an arrest, according to NYPD Crime Stoppers.
