{"id":171146,"date":"2026-03-22T04:27:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/171146\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T04:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:27:38","slug":"fordham-heights-man-sought-for-assault-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/171146\/","title":{"rendered":"Fordham Heights: Man Sought for Assault &#038; Robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBy S\u00cdLE MOLONEY<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/690-26-Robbery-46-Pct-3-13-26_photo2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-129437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/690-26-Robbery-46-Pct-3-13-26_photo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"720\"  \/><\/a>The NYPD is asking for the public\u2019s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred at the northeast corner of East 188th Street and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Friday, March 13, 2026.\u00a0<br \/>Photo courtesy of the NYPD<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD is asking for the public\u2019s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police said that on Friday, March 13, at around 4.15 p.m. at the northeast corner of East 188th Street and Grand Concourse, a 42-year-old male victim was approached by the suspect while inside an MTA bus. They said the suspect punched the victim in the face and stole his earrings and chain from around his neck. \u201cThe individual then fled the location on foot, traveling eastbound on East 188 Street to parts unknown,\u201d a police spokesperson said. \u201cThe victim sustained minor facial injuries but was not hospitalized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/690-26-Robbery-46-Pct-3-13-26_photo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-129438 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/690-26-Robbery-46-Pct-3-13-26_photo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"720\"  \/><\/a>The NYPD is asking for the public\u2019s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred at the northeast corner of East 188th Street and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Friday, March 13, 2026.\u00a0<br \/>Photo courtesy of the NYPD<\/p>\n<p>They said the suspect is described as male, has a medium complexion, and was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, a black winter hat, and black sneakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD\u2019s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at\u00a0<a id=\"m_4151938895249763145OWA41f48614-ab7d-c39b-358d-2d767dcccc95\" title=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1774211570581000&amp;usg=AOvVaw14Lj5Sa41fL7Fd-MdLwZ2M\">https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/<\/a>, or on X @NYPDTips<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All calls are strictly confidential.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; By S\u00cdLE MOLONEY The NYPD is asking for the public\u2019s help identifying the person&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171147,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-171146","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-bronx","8":"tag-bronx","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-the-bronx","13":"tag-the-bronx-headlines","14":"tag-the-bronx-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}