Callous crook steals motorized wheelchair from NYC building —uses it for slow getaway: cops
A suspect stole a $5,000 motorized wheelchair from an apartment building in the Bronx on April 21, 2026, according to the NYPD. Surveillance footage shows the individual entering the building at 888 Grand Concourse and riding the device away. Authorities are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the suspect.
- ▪A motorized wheelchair worth $5,000 was stolen from an apartment building in the Bronx.
- ▪The theft occurred around 2:11 a.m. on April 21, 2026, at 888 Grand Concourse.
- ▪Surveillance video captured the suspect dragging the wheelchair from under a staircase before riding it out.
- ▪The suspect was seen wearing black pants, a blue sweatshirt, a black vest, a backpack, and a blue and white winter hat.
- ▪The NYPD is asking the public to submit tips via Crime Stoppers or online.
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Metro Callous crook steals motorized wheelchair from NYC building —uses it for slow getaway: cops By Anna Young Published May 2, 2026, 1:30 a.m. ET That was a wheelie bad decision. A callous crook swiped a pricey motorized wheelchair from a New York City building — plopping himself in the driver’s seat before making a slow getaway, according to wild surveillance footage. Cops are now hunting for the brazen bandit who allegedly wandered into an apartment building at 888 Grand Concourse in the Bronx around 2:11 a.m. on April 21 and rode off on a $5,000 wheelchair that was left parked near the lobby, according to the NYPD. A crook was spotted stealing a motorized wheelchair from inside a building in the Bronx on April 21, 2026.
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