A 35-year-old man was assaulted and robbed on a southbound 5 train at the 174 Street station in the Bronx on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Around 3:30 p.m., the rider was punched multiple times in the face and had his cellphone forcibly taken. The suspect got off the train at an unknown stop and has not been identified, and police say the victim later recovered his phone.
🚨WANTED FOR A ROBBERY: On Saturday, July 11, 2026, at approximately 3:30 P.M., a 35-year-old male was on a southbound 5 train at the 174 Street Station, in the confines of the 42 Precinct/Transit District 12, when he had a verbal dispute with an unidentified individual. The… pic.twitter.com/GIUhxXSh6s
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) July 12, 2026
Police bulletin and what they released
The NYPD Crime Stoppers account posted a “Wanted for a Robbery” alert that pegs the case to the 42nd Precinct and Transit District 12 and urges anyone with information to come forward. The bulletin describes an unidentified suspect who punched the 35-year-old passenger several times and removed his cellphone, which police say was later recovered. Those details are outlined in the department’s post from NYPD Crime Stoppers.
How to submit tips and reward details
Anyone with information or footage is asked to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), or to submit an anonymous report through the online portal. Local coverage and past alerts note that tipsters may be eligible for rewards of up to $3,500 if their information leads to an arrest.
Rider safety and transit context
City officials continue to point to longer-term declines in overall subway crime even as isolated incidents like this one grab attention, and they say stepped-up patrols and outreach programs remain part of the strategy. A January briefing from the Mayor’s Office and NYPD noted that transit robberies hit their lowest levels in 2025, a statistical backdrop officials cite when urging riders to keep sharing footage and tips, according to the Mayor’s Office.
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