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1 Site Around the Corner from Police Station The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a string of chain snatchings in the Bronx and Manhattan. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice November 26, 2024 Follow @x NEW YORK - A moped riding chain snatcher struck three times in less than half an hour in neighborhoods throughout the Bronx and Manhattan, cops said.  The summer time chain snatcher struck one day in August and investigators now have video of the suspect. The thief struck within 30 minutes. The first took place around the corner from the 40th Precinct in the Bronx. The robbery spree began around 3:40 pm on August 26. A 32-year-old man was in front of 349 East 139 th  Street in Mott Haven. Cops said a man dressed in black walked up to the victim and ripped three chains off the victim’s neck. The robber then hopped on a black moped and drove away.  ...

  By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice December 17, 2022 MANHATTAN - A deliveryman was slashed in the head by “bagman” who tried to steal his moped in the Garment District. At around 2:30 pm on November 10, a 58-year-old deliveryman was on his moped in front of 505 West 37 Street, when a man carrying bags approached him. The man pulled out a knife and demanded the deliveryman’s moped. He then slashed the worker in the head. The attacker tried to remove the moped but the deliveryman fought him off. The attacker only ran off with the keys to the moped. He fled eastbound on 10th Avenue and 36th Street. The victim refused medical attention. 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at  https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/  or on Twitter @NYPDTips.  All ca...