A 64-year-old woman riding an MTA bus in the Bronx was shoved off the vehicle and robbed of her wallet during a dispute that turned physical in front of 1275 Webster Avenue, according to an NYPD Crime Stoppers wanted notice. The incident happened at approximately 2 p.m. on September 14, within the confines of the 44th Precinct.
According to NYPD Crime Stoppers
, an unidentified individual engaged the woman in a verbal dispute that escalated into a physical altercation, ultimately pushing her off the bus and onto the ground. The suspect then forcibly took her wallet, which contained identification and an unknown amount of currency, before fleeing on foot to an unknown location. The victim was transported by private means to a local-area hospital, where she was reported in stable condition.
No arrest has been announced, and the suspect's identity and description have not been released. NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,500 for information leading to an arrest and indictment, and is asking anyone with information to send a direct message to @nypdtips or call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Part of a Pattern of Bronx Bus Confrontations
The Webster Avenue robbery is one of several recent incidents involving disputes turning violent aboard Bronx buses. Just five days earlier, on September 9, a woman was attacked aboard a BX4 bus near Webster Avenue and East Fordham Road after an argument with another passenger escalated, as reported by the New York Daily News. More recently, on October 22, a 72-year-old man riding a BX1 bus in the Bronx was kicked and stabbed multiple times during an argument with another passenger, the same outlet reported.
Other Bronx robberies this year have followed a similar pattern of street-level confrontations turning violent. A 16-year-old boy was pulled off an MTA BX9 bus by five unidentified individuals who punched him and stole his headphones, according to Shore News Network. In a separate case near Cauldwell Avenue and Pontiac Place within the 40th Precinct, a 66-year-old man was dragged to the pavement and robbed of a backpack containing his wallet and about $26, the outlet also reported. A 64-year-old man was also punched in the face and had his bicycle stolen near East 149th Street and Gerard Avenue in the South Bronx, per a prior Hoodline report. The evidence does not establish whether any of these separate incidents are connected to the September 14 robbery on Webster Avenue.
Robbery Numbers Trending Down Citywide
The Webster Avenue case comes even as citywide robbery figures have been falling. From January through August 23, the city recorded 8,560 robbery complaints across the five boroughs, a 12.2 percent decrease from the 9,752 robberies logged over the same period in 2025, per NYPD CompStat data cited in a prior Hoodline report. Locally, total major crime in the 44th Precinct dropped 12.65 percent in 2025, falling to 2,680 reported incidents from 3,068 the year before.
Despite that downward trend, the string of bus-related confrontations across the Bronx this year underscores how quickly an argument among strangers can turn violent in close quarters. For now, investigators are still working to identify the person responsible for pushing the 64-year-old woman off the bus and robbing her, and anyone with information is urged to come forward.
