A moped-riding mugger ripped a $1,300 chain off of a 5-year-old boy’s neck then sped off on a Bronx street Saturday afternoon, according to cops and law enforcement sources.
The unidentified brute drove the two-wheeler up to the young child as he was walking to his father in front of an apartment building on Marion Avenue and carried out the sudden heist around 4 p.m., police and sources said.
Police are looking for the mugger who took off on a moped. DCPIThe boy was left with redness and swelling to his neck, and needed to be treated at the scene by EMS.
The stolen chain is worth around $1,300, sources said.
Police are now searching for the thief who rode off northbound on Marion Avenue with a multicolored hat, black jacket and black jeans, according to surveillance footage captured by the NYPD.
The 5-year-old boy had redness to his neck. DCPIAnyone with information on the robbery can call NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish 1-888-577-4782.
