Wig-Wearing Thief in Women's Clothes Sought in Bronx Robbery

Authorities say the suspect was wearing a red wig when he robbed the man at Brace Dental on Prospect Avenue March 12

Police are looking for a man dressed in women's clothing who stole another man's wallet and iPhone at a dentist's office in the Bronx last month.

Authorities say the suspect was wearing a red wig when he robbed the man at Brace Dental on Prospect Avenue March 12. They say he used the victim's credits cards to buy various items at an undisclosed cost.

The suspect is described as a man between the ages of 22 and 25 who is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 130 to 140 pounds.
 
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. 

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