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Angel Anthony Cintron
NEW YORK -- A man who committed a robbery after threatening his victim with a hypodermic needle inside a subway train in Manhattan Saturday morning, may be the same suspect wanted in a string of similar robberies in the Bronx.
The robbery took place at approximately 8:30 a.m. on a northbound 1 train near the 86th Street stop, the Daily News reports.
On Friday, police identified a robbery suspect who in at least eight incidents in the Bronx threatened his victims with a hypodermic needle. According to the News, the robber's description in Saturday's incident matches the suspect.
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Angel Anthony Cintron allegedly displayed a hypodermic needle before demanding property from his victims, who were all male, and as young as 14. Among the items stolen were iPads, iPods and cell phones, police said.
No one was hurt in the incidents.
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Cintron, 38, is described as being 5 feet 8 inches tall, 145 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. He has a scar underneath his left eye and on the bridge of his nose and tattoos with writing on both sides of his neck.
Anyone with information in regards to these incidents is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or at NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All calls are kept strictly confidential.
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Junkie scum.
I believe a bullet between the eyes would probably stop him. Here's your hypo dude!!!
If you have his photo, why didn't you hold him when you had him?
Um, maybe because the mugshot is OLD!! Please tell me you weren't serious...please.
i think that was a bit of sarcasm.
Another reason more people should carry guns and be trained in how to use them.
1. cut down on the amount of crime
2. save the taxpayers the cost of trial and jail if the person is trained enough, always shoot to kill anyone threatening your life, it will be cheaper on you with a lawyer and never a need to worry about POS wanting revenge for you doing the right thing.
@bluthunder
while I would have definitely held him at gunpoint and had him arrested (or shot him otherwise), there's not much you can do when you're 14
@482933 he was also insde a subway train,
1. not all the victims were underage and he could have been shot in earlier robberies preventing him from robbing the 14 year old at a later time.
2. he was inside a subway train, they would not have been the only 2 on the entire train, someone else could have shot him before he could have left the train.
I would probably give him all my @!$%# too, he looks like he has HIV
why is it so hard to catch a guy like this?
Catch him and stick a needle in his eye.
The reason for this nonsense is because criminal rights exceed the rights of law abiding citizens. This country needs to pull its head out of the sand.
Where is Bernie Goetz when you need him?
I agree; but don't forget, the 47% wanted to lynch Bernie.
Guy is a freaking midget, why are people afraid of him? Thats why he prays on teens, because no full size adult would be. He claims the needle is HIV positive, but I bet it isn't. First time he messes with a full size adult male, that needle will be in him as he lays unconscious on the ground. Stupid spic.
Leave him alone, he's just part of the 47% trying to get by.
Guess who this guy will vote for.