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Police: Suspects Armed With Rifle Rob Food Deliveryman In The Bronx

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for two people accused of brandishing a rifle at a food deliveryman and robbing him in the Bronx.

It happened on Dec. 16 around 11:40 p.m. on Faile Street near Randall Avenue in Hunts Point.

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Police are searching for two people accused of brandishing a rifle at a food deliveryman and robbing him in the Bronx on Dec. 16, 2020. (Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers)

Police say the 23-year-old man was riding his E-bike to make a food delivery when two suspects approached him, brandished a rifle and demanded his property.

The suspects took the victim's E-bike, cellphone and about $20 before fleeing.

No one was injured.

Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

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