NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police on Thursday released surveillance footage of a man who pushed a 69-year-old man to the ground before stealing his bike from him in the Bronx last week.
At approximately 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, the suspect approached the victim who was riding a bike in front of 502 Willis Ave. in Mott Haven, officials said.
The suspect pushed the victim off of the bike, knocking him to the ground, and then forcibly removed bike.
The suspect fled on the bike northbound on Willis Avenue.
The victim was treated by EMS at the scene.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).