A 17-year-old boy was confronted by an armed stranger inside a Morris Heights apartment building this past summer, and the NYPD is still looking for the suspect months later. The robbery happened at approximately 2:55 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2026, inside 1769 Jerome Avenue, according to NYPD Crime Stoppers. The unidentified individual displayed a firearm and demanded the teen's property before a struggle broke out.
During that struggle, the suspect dropped the firearm and then fled on foot westbound on West 176 Street, according to NYPD Crime Stoppers
. The address sits directly across from the elevated 176th Street subway station, an IRT Jerome Avenue Line stop that has carried the 4 train above the Jerome Avenue corridor since 1917, as reported by
Hoodline's coverage of a knifepoint phone robbery
The station is directly across from the address.
Apartment Building on Jerome Avenue
The confrontation took place inside an apartment building at 1769 Jerome Avenue.
City Limits described a rezoning initiative covering approximately 92 blocks along Jerome Avenue. The incident occurred inside the building.
Robbery Numbers Climbing in the 46th Precinct
The 46th Precinct is based at 2120 Ryer Avenue and is associated with Morris Heights, Mount Hope, University Heights, and Fordham, according to the NYPD.
Robbery complaints across New York City fell 11.8 percent during the first half of 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to Vital City, with overall major crime down 5.6 percent citywide over that same span.
NYPD Crime Stoppers has also sought help identifying men in a grand-larceny case along Jerome Avenue. Hoodline previously reported on a moped duo accused in a necklace theft from a Bronx man on Jerome Avenue, and separately covered a commercial burglary appeal tied to the same stretch of street.
Police Description of the Incident
Police said the suspect displayed a firearm and demanded the teen's property.
The victim is 17, and the suspect's age is unknown.
How to Submit a Tip
NYPD Crime Stoppers is seeking tips in the case. Tipsters can call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), use the Spanish-language hotline at 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), submit information online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or reach out via X at @NYPDTips.
The case remains open, and the suspect has not been identified.
