Man wanted for stealing children's cell phones in the Bronx

Thursday, December 13, 2018
MELROSE, Bronx (WABC) -- Police are searching for the man who robbed four children at knifepoint in the Bronx.

The NYPD released pictures of the suspect in the armed robbery.
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It happened Thursday, November 29, on Bergen Avenue in Melrose around 4:30 p.m.

Police say he threatened two boys and two girls, all 11 and 12 years old, with a knife and stole their cell phones.

The suspect is described as a black man in his 20s or 30s, he was last seen wearing all dark clothing.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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