Detectives cuffed a Bronx man on Tuesday, Dec. 2, who allegedly worked with another suspect to mug an elderly man inside a Sunnyside bank lobby in October, law enforcement sources announced.
Police identified the perpetrator as 29-year-old Thomas Fullwood of Williamsbridge Road. His alleged accomplice remains at large as the Times Newsweekly went to press Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 3.
Reportedly, the robbery occurred at 9:23 a.m. on Oct. 26 inside the Chase bank at 46-10 Queens Blvd.
Authorities said the victim, an 81-year-old man, withdrew cash from an ATM when Fullwood and the unidentified mugger allegedly approached him.
According to law enforcement sources, the two suspects punched the elderly man in the face, then removed from him $100 in cash and his ATM card. The perpetrators reportedly fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction.
Members of the 108th Precinct responded to the incident. The victim suffered minor injuries but was not hospitalized.
The crime spurred an outcry from local residents and civic activists. Days after the incident, City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer and Deputy Inspector Brian Hennessy, then the 108th Precinct commanding officer, appeared outside the bank to call for the public’s help in finding the suspects.
Based on information obtained during its investigation, the 108th Precinct Detective Squad tracked down Fullwood on Tuesday and booked him second-degree robbery charges.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the other robbery suspect is asked to call the 108th Precinct Detective Squad at 1-718-784-5441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577- TIPS; all calls will be kept confidential.
