NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police on Thursday released a photo of a scooter-riding suspect wanted in connection to a string of chain snatchings in the Bronx last month.
The first incident happened at approximately 12:40 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, a 30-year-old woman was in the vicinity of Shakespeare Avenue and Edward Grant Highway in Mount Eden when she was approached by the suspect on a scooter who snatched a necklace from her neck.
The suspect fled the location in an unknown direction.
At approximately 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12, a 38-year-old woman was in the vicinity of Morris Avenue and East 162nd Street in Concourse Village when she was approached by the suspect who snatched a necklace from her neck before fleeing the location in an unknown direction.
The third incident happened just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, a 29-year-old woman was in the vicinity of Washington Avenue and East 171st Street in Claremont when she was approached by an individual on a black scooter who snatched a necklace from her neck.
The suspect then fled the location westbound on 170th street.
At approximately 10:35 a.m., a 17-year-old girl was in the vicinity of Longwood Avenue and Dawson Street in Longwood when she was approached by an individual on a scooter who blocked her path and snatched a necklace from her neck.
The suspect fled the location northbound on Dawson Street.
A fifth incident happened at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 17. According to officials, a 27-year-old woman was in front of 997 East 163rd St. when she was approached by the suspect on a red scooter who attempted to snatch a necklace from her neck.
The suspect fled the location in an unknown direction.
The victim suffered minor injuries to her chest and 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).
