A 43-year-old man was punched and kicked by three attackers who ripped the chain from his neck near Grand Concourse and Mount Eden Avenue last Thursday night, and police are now offering a cash reward for anyone who can help identify them. The robbery happened at around 10 p.m. as the victim was approached by the group on the street, according to investigators.<\/p>\n
One of the three individuals displayed a knife during the confrontation while the other two punched and kicked the victim multiple times, according to NYPD Crime Stoppers<\/a><\/p>\n . After taking the victim’s chain, all three fled on foot toward Mount Eden Avenue and Jerome Avenue, the agency said in its post. The attackers remain unidentified, and no arrests have been announced in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,500 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case. Anyone with information is asked to send a direct message to @nypdtips or call 1-800-577-TIPS.<\/p>\n A Pattern of Chain Robberies Along Grand Concourse<\/p>\n This is not the first violent chain-snatching reported along the Grand Concourse corridor this year. A 41-year-old woman had her chain ripped off in front of 1375 Grand Concourse around 9 p.m. on May 18, with her attacker fleeing west toward Elliot Street, the Hoodline report notes. That case also drew a $3,500 reward offer from police.<\/p>\n Just blocks away in Mount Eden, a gun-toting duo was accused of targeting multiple victims in a single day on Sept. 21, according to bronx.news12.com<\/a>. In one of those incidents, the pair approached a 51-year-old man in front of 1560 Grand Concourse and displayed a gun before fleeing without taking anything, the outlet reported. A separate case documented by abc7ny.com<\/a> described two suspects threatening a 45-year-old man with a gun inside a store at 322 Grand Concourse on June 25 before stealing his car keys and jewelry.<\/p>\n Scooter-Riding Suspects Tied to Dozens of Other Robberies<\/p>\n Police have also been chasing a separate, larger pattern involving suspects on two wheels. A trio riding a single motorized scooter is wanted in connection with 26 chain-snatching robberies across the Bronx and Manhattan, reported between June 29 and August 28, with no injuries reported in those incidents, per the earlier Hoodline coverage of the 26-robbery scooter pattern<\/a>. Investigators released surveillance photos of the three individuals involved, including images captured during robberies in the Bronx’s 50th and 52nd precincts, according to abc7ny.com.<\/p>\n