Police said an unidentified attacker robbed a man and took his property.
The robbery happened Friday, October 23, 2026. NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted notice on Facebook seeking the public's help identifying the suspect, according to NYPD Crimestoppers.
NYPD Seeks Public's Help Identifying Suspect
The notice asks the public to help identify the suspect.
The Jerome Avenue corridor has seen other robbery reports this year. Back in May, a 15-year-old boy was robbed of his cellphone inside 3386 Jerome Avenue in the Norwood section around 7:30 a.m., according to the Norwood News. That suspect fled on foot, and no injuries were reported in that case.
Robbery Complaints in Local and Citywide Context
NYPD CompStat’s report covering October 19 through October 25 lists 406 robbery complaints in the 52nd Precinct year to date, down 3.6% from 421 during the same period in 2025, according to NYPD CompStat.
How the Counts Compare
NYPD CompStat’s report covering October 19 through October 25 lists 406 robbery complaints in the 52nd Precinct year to date, down 3.6% from 421 during the same period in 2025, according to NYPD CompStat. The department’s citywide report recorded 10,994 robbery complaints year to date, down 12.6% from 12,585. These verified figures provide precinct and citywide totals, but not a Bronx-wide total for the same period.
CompStat’s historical perspective lists 513 robberies in the 52nd Precinct in 2025, down 14.9% from 603 in 2001. Those full-year totals provide longer-term context, but they are not directly comparable to the 2026 year-to-date count through October 25.
Another Reported Bronx Robbery
Hoodline reported a separate robbery on October 15 near Grand Concourse and Mount Eden Avenue: three attackers punched and kicked a 43-year-old man and took his chain, with one displaying a knife, according to its report on the Mount Eden Avenue robbery. The attackers fled on foot toward Mount Eden Avenue and Jerome Avenue; no arrests had been announced in that case.
That October 15 incident is separate from the October 23 robbery described in the NYPD Crime Stoppers notice.
Citywide Robbery Numbers Tell a Mixed Story
Citywide, robbery complaints are actually down this year: NYPD CompStat recorded 8,863 robbery complaints from January 1 through August 30, a 12% decrease from the 10,068 robberies reported over the same stretch in 2025, the Hoodline report noted. But that decline has not been uniform across the borough — robberies in the 52nd Precinct climbed nearly 9% year-over-year in early 2026, reaching at least 124 cases.
Authorities have also been cracking down on the kinds of vehicles used in street robberies. The city seized more than 5,700 unregistered motorized two-wheelers citywide through May 2026, though it remains unclear whether that enforcement push has had any effect on incidents like the October 2 robbery on Jerome Avenue. As of now, the suspect in that attack remains unidentified, and anyone with information is urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers.
