Mother robbed at gunpoint in front of her child in Bronx

Thursday, August 18, 2022
MOUNT EDEN, Bronx (WABC) -- Police are searching for the suspect behind a gunpoint robbery involving a child in the Bronx.

Surveillance video shows the moment the suspect got out of a white vehicle and headed to the victim's car.
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It happened on Tuesday on Macombs Road in the Mount Eden section.

Investigators say the suspect held a 28-year-old woman at gunpoint while she was inside the car with her 6-year-old child.

The suspect ran off with the woman's watch and handbag.

Fortunately, no one was hurt.
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The NYPD is asking for the public's help tracking down the suspect.

Call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit tips by visiting the CrimeStoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by messaging on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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