Police: 61-year-old man robbed, assaulted on Grand Concourse

Police are looking for the suspect who robbed a 61-year-old man, throwing him to the ground before ripping off his chain necklace. It happened on the Grand Concourse between 174th and 175th streets

News 12 Staff

Jun 16, 2016, 4:03 PM

Updated 2,883 days ago

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Police: 61-year-old man robbed, assaulted on Grand Concourse
Police are looking for the suspect who robbed a 61-year-old man, throwing him to the ground before ripping off his chain necklace.
It happened on the Grand Concourse between 174th and 175th streets on June 2 around 8:30 p.m.
Police say the man came up behind the victim, grabbed his chain necklace and threw him to the ground causing the man to suffer a dislocated shoulder. 
The victim was transported to Bronx Lebanon Hospital in stable condition.
Police say the suspect is described as being 5'7" to 5'9" tall, 20 to 25 years old, 140 pounds and was last seen wearing a black du-rag, a red baseball cap and a blue, pink and gray T-shirt and sweatpants.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS


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