Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Cops say this guy has robbed 6 local businesses in the past week



The NYPD has released information about a suspect wanted in connection with robbing six East Village and Gramercy Park businesses.

According to police, the suspect has either displayed a knife or simulated a gun and demanded money.

Here are the six incidents from the past week...

• Around 3:25 a.m. Thursday at One’s Fruit and Grocery, 315 First Ave. The suspect took $400
• Around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, again at One’s Fruit and Grocery. The suspect took $950
• At 2:16 p.m. Sunday at I.Q. Décor, 242 E. 14th St. The suspect took $366
• Around 3 a.m. Monday at I Green Market, 271 First Ave. The suspect took $600
• Around 5:05 p.m. Monday at Lancelotti Housewares, 66 Avenue A. The suspect took $200
• Around 9:05 p.m. Monday at New Up and Up Laundry, 13 Avenue A. The suspect took $250
• Around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday at East Village Fruit and Vegetable, 229 Avenue B. The suspect got nothing.

The police have only offered this description: The suspect is a man in his 40s. DNAinfo has a video clip of the suspect.

Anyone with information that could help in the investigation is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). You may also submit tips online.
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 7, 2015 at 9:36 PM

    40's? Maybe with a heavy addiction , but if that's 40's than my face cream is REALLY good.

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  2. AnonymousApril 7, 2015 at 9:38 PM

    Seriously?! Robbed by a corpse? lol

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  3. m2ndStApril 7, 2015 at 9:46 PM

    in his 40s? are we sure about that number?

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  4. AnonymousApril 7, 2015 at 10:03 PM

    Honestly, I see a lot of NYPD standing around doing nothing...and there's a ton of them in the neighborhood since the explosion. WHERE ARE THEY? How many robberies will it take?

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  5. Crazy EddieApril 7, 2015 at 11:16 PM

    Is that a “Members Only” jacket?

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  6. AnonymousApril 8, 2015 at 12:10 AM

    He robbed the same place twice within three days? That takes balls. Or stupidity.

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  7. AnonymousApril 8, 2015 at 7:36 AM

    The NYPD needs 30,000 new hires, drones, hidden surveillance and gun shot detection to catch this old man.

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  8. AnonymousApril 8, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    Okay, I must look great for my 40s because this guy looks a lot older than me! He looks like he could be my grandpa! As a previous poster noted, if he is in his 40s, he must have done some serious drinking and drugs to look like that.

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  9. Dave CarlApril 8, 2015 at 2:55 PM

    that dude looks a year younger than God

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  10. AnonymousApril 8, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    I agree with 10:03. When I see NYPD officers anywhere, they are usually talking to each other and exhibiting zero "situational awareness." I'll never forget the time I asked a cop, during a major parade, whether the subway station whose rail she was leaning against was open for service.

    She didn't know.

    Why don't they all just walk a beat? Wouldn't it be more personnel-efficient, as well as crime-effective?

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  11. chris flashApril 8, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    Plenty of cops available to deal with the Edward Snowden statue, however....

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