Stickup artist strikes

By Dan Gesslein
A brazen bandit sporting Yankee gear and a gun is being hunted by police for his robbery of a Fordham area man. The stickup was caught on the building’s surveillance camera.

At around 9 p.m. on November 21, a 50-year-old man was shocked to see a bandit come after him with a gun in the hallway of 2435 Creston Avenue. The building’s surveillance camera shows the robber come out from a corner and wave a handgun at the victim. The bandit struck the victim’s in the face and then removed his property. 

The suspect is described as an African-American male in his 20s or 30s wearing a blue Yankee hat, gray or silver jacket, blue jeans and black sneakers. 

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESSTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.