Crime & Safety

NBC Anchor Bruce Beck Robbed Outside Rockefeller Center: Cops, Reports

The beloved sportscaster was not injured, according to police and reports.

BC Sportscaster Bruce Beck is seen at Laura Posada's Clap For Change, on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in New York.
BC Sportscaster Bruce Beck is seen at Laura Posada's Clap For Change, on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in New York. ((Amy Sussman/AP Images for Athletes Quarterly))

MIDTOWN — NBC 4 sports anchor Bruce Beck was robbed of his wallet in Rockeller Plaza Wednesday night, according to police and reports.

Beck, 66, was returning to the studio from a later dinner when the thief grabbed him near West 49th Street about 9:25 p.m., according to police and the Daily News.

The wallet was cut from Beck's wallet, sources told the News.

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The thief then disappeared into the nearby 49th Street N and R station where he was last seen with another man, believed to be a lookout, jumping the turnstiles, police said.

The sportscaster's robber wore a white t-shirt, black sweatpants and a black sweatshirt tied around his waist, police said.

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An NBC 4 spokesperson told the New York Post Beck was not hurt.

Beck is NBC 4's lead sports anchor, the host of Sports Final and a grandad.

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