A man snatched a bag containing $1,000 from a 50-year-old woman on East 167th Street in the Bronx and took off running, and police are now asking the public to help track him down. The woman was not injured in the encounter, but she lost the cash tucked inside her bag before the suspect got away.
According to News12, the man approached the woman on East 167th Street, grabbed her bag and ran off. Officers have requested any information the public may have about the incident.
Part of a Wider Pattern of Daylight Robberies?
Separately, a November 12, 2025, report by amNewYork said police were searching for a suspect investigators believed was connected to at least 17 robberies across both boroughs since mid-September, with incidents occurring in broad daylight from the South Bronx up through the Upper East Side, Midtown and Lower Manhattan.
That alleged pattern reportedly began on September 14, when two men on a two-wheeled vehicle approached a 31-year-old man at Clay Avenue and East 167th Street, displayed a gun and made off with his own two-wheeled vehicle, per the outlet's reporting. The NYPD has said the suspect in that pattern sometimes works with an accomplice, approaching victims on scooters or mopeds while brandishing a firearm and demanding jewelry, cash or bikes.
Other Robberies Reported Near the Same Corner
East 167th Street has come up in other recent Bronx robbery reports as well. A separate incident described by News12 involved suspects wanted for robbing a 77-year-old man near Prospect Avenue and East 167th Street, where police say the victim was standing around 2:30 p.m. when men pulled out a gun and demanded his property. Meanwhile, PIX11 has reported that the NYPD is separately seeking help identifying people connected to a string of Bronx robberies in which victims were targeted at gunpoint on the street.
NYPD data cited by the city has pointed to overall declines in certain crime categories this year, though the figures come with caveats. One city release noted that citywide grand larceny fell 3.6 percent for the quarter, with a 10.6 percent drop in the Bronx specifically, while robbery dropped nearly 8 percent citywide.
The woman whose bag was grabbed on East 167th Street was physically unharmed. Police have asked anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
