Two men on e-bikes are wanted by the NYPD in connection with eight robberies and attempted robberies across the Bronx since September, a crime spree that included a knife, a simulated gun, a real one, and at least one victim punched in the face. The pattern, which stretched from Kingsingbridge-area streets to Olinville, saw the same pair allegedly strike five times in under 30 minutes during one especially brazen stretch.
According to News 12 Bronx, the spree began Sept. 10 and included an incident on West 192nd Street where the two suspects approached a 33-year-old man, simulated having a gun, and made off with about $1,700 worth of jewelry. As in most of the other incidents, the pair fled the scene on e-bikes, the outlet reports.
Just three days later, on Sept. 13, the same two suspects allegedly carried out five robberies or attempted robberies in the 49th Precinct in less than half an hour, according to the report. Police tied those incidents to locations near Pierce and Hone avenues, Barnes Avenue and Pelham Parkway South, Barker and Arnow avenues, Olinville Avenue and Britton Street, and Kingsland Avenue. One of those incidents involved the suspects taking roughly $8,500 worth of jewelry from a 30-year-old man. During one of the robberies, the suspects displayed a knife, the station's report notes.
A Struggle Near Fordham Road
The pattern resumed Sept. 28, per the same account, with a 35-year-old man managing to fend off the suspects near East Fordham Road and recover about $3,300 worth of jewelry they had allegedly tried to steal from him.
About 25 minutes after the Fordham Road struggle, the suspects allegedly approached a 60-year-old man near Duncan Street and Laconia Avenue, this time displaying a gun and punching the victim in the face before stealing approximately $8,000 worth of jewelry, the report states. Police believe the two suspects are between 17 and 22 years old, and the NYPD is asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Other Bronx Jewelry Patterns, Not Confirmed to Be Linked
This is not the only jewelry-robbery pattern troubling the Bronx this year. Police separately released surveillance photos of three suspects linked to 26 chain-snatching robberies reported across the Bronx and Manhattan between June 29 and Aug. 28, according to ABC7 New York. In that case, the suspects reportedly rode up to victims on a motorized scooter before snatching chains and fleeing, with no injuries reported in any of those incidents.
A far more violent episode unfolded separately when two suspects on a motorized e-bike allegedly stabbed and slashed an off-duty NYPD detective seven times before forcibly taking a chain from his neck, according to FOX 5 New York. That attack happened around 1:45 p.m. near East 206th Street and Rochambeau Avenue in Norwood, and the detective was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where he remained in stable condition, the station reported.
A Familiar Script From 2024
Bronx jewelry robberies involving two-wheeled getaways are not new to the borough. In October 2024, police said a pair of assailants used a motorcycle as a getaway vehicle during six robberies of expensive jewelry across the 41st, 44th and 49th precincts, according to Norwood News. In one of those incidents, two suspects allegedly stole two necklaces and a bracelet valued at $6,350 from a 54-year-old woman near the Grand Concourse, while another saw a firearm displayed and jewelry worth $6,600 taken from a 38-year-old man on Randall Avenue. In a third 2024 incident, police said a shot was fired during a scuffle with a 17-year-old victim, though the teen was not injured. Those suspects were described as males with medium complexions wearing black clothing, riding a black motorcycle with green rims, per the Norwood News report.
