VIDEO: Brazen Bronx robbery caught on camera; police seeking robber

ByMike Waterhouse WABC logo
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
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BRONX, N.Y. (WABC) -- Police released video of a brazen robbery that happened last week in the Bronx.

It happened Sept. 3 just after 7 p.m. inside the lobby of an apartment building near Grand Concourse and East Mt. Eden Avenue.

According to police, the robber shown in the video (wearing a red shirt) approached a 64-year-old man as he was getting into the elevator, punched him in the head and snatched a gold chain from his neck.

The victim suffered a minor injury to his head.

Anyone with information about the man in the video is asked to contact NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.