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NYPD Looking For 50-Year-Old Man Who Allegedly Attacked, Robbed Bronx Boy

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The NYPD is looking for a suspect wanted for robbery in the Fordham section of the Bronx.

On Wednesday at 4:45 p.m., a man followed a nine-year-old boy into his apartment building, police said. He allegedly threw the boy into the wall, took away his money and fled the scene on a bicycle.

The NYPD caught surveillance video of the suspect leaving the scene.

The suspect is a 50-year-old black man, authorities said, and he was wearing a red shirt, dark shorts and white sneakers at the time of the incident.

Anyone with information in regard to the robbery is strongly encouraged to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS, or log on to the Crime Stoppers website here.

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