A routine ride on the Bx9 turned violent for a 16-year-old boy in Kingsbridge on Friday, May 29, at about 5:25 p.m., when police say a group of five suspects surrounded him on the bus, forced him off, punched him in the face and stole his headphones. The group then ran east on West Kingsbridge Road, and investigators say no arrests have been made so far.
🚨WANTED FOR A ROBBERY: On Friday, May 29, 2026, at approximately 5:25 P.M., a 16-year-old male was aboard an MTA BX9 bus in the vicinity of Webb Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road, in the confines of the 52 Precinct in the Bronx, when he was approached and surrounded by five… pic.twitter.com/nhZc2LCBu0
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) June 23, 2026
The case was spotlighted in a wanted alert from NYPD Crime Stoppers on Tuesday. The bulletin lays out the May 29 timeline and includes still images investigators hope will help identify the five suspects, according to NYPD Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers notes that tips leading to an arrest and indictment may be eligible for a reward of up to $3,500 and provides a hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS and a Spanish line at 1-888-57-PISTA, per the NYPD Crime Stoppers. Investigators say bystander and surveillance video are often crucial, so people with footage are being urged to hold on to it for detectives.
Where the Bx9 Runs
The Bx9 travels along Broadway through the northwest Bronx, serving stops that put it near Webb Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road, a busy Kingsbridge stretch that sees steady pedestrian and bus traffic, according to the MTA. That combination of foot traffic and multiple stops often leaves transit corridors, and their surveillance cameras, as key resources for detectives tracking robberies.
Previous Bus Robberies In The Area
The alert joins a string of recent Crime Stoppers bulletins about robberies tied to Bronx bus routes, including an April report that three suspects robbed a 14-year-old on a westbound Bx9 near West 231st Street, as documented in a report on how three suspects robbed a 14-year-old on a westbound Bx9. Local reporters and police say that public tips and camera footage have repeatedly helped identify suspects in these daytime attacks…