Police are in search of the moped rider who ripped the chain off the neck of a 5-year-old within the Bronx over the weekend.
Based on investigators, the 5-year-old boy was strolling on Marion Avenue Saturday when the moped rider approached him. He grabbed the chain from the boy’s neck and drove off, northbound on Marion Avenue.
The little boy was handled on the scene for redness and swelling to the neck. It wasn’t clear if he was with a caregiver on the time of the assault.
Police launched surveillance of the moped rider.
Anybody with info is requested to name Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
