Men rob 13 NYC businesses of thousands of dollars, marijuana, tobacco products: NYPD
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A group of men have robbed 13 New York City businesses of thousands of dollars since mid-April, police said on Wednesday.
The robbery spree began on April 15. Five men entered a bodega at 3661 Broadway in Manhattan and fled with $1,300 in cash. During the encounter, one of the individuals displayed a firearm in his waistband, police said.
On separate occasions and in one day on April 23, the men also hit four different Bronx businesses and took $9,000 worth of cash, marijuana, and tobacco products, police said.
In one of those robberies, the five suspects entered a deli on Boston Road, according to the NYPD. The group jumped over the counter and removed $2,000 in cash and $400 worth of tobacco products, police said. Again, one of the men displayed a firearm, police said.
Hours later, the same group entered a store on East Tremont Avenue, displayed a gun to an employee, and removed $200 from the register, according to the NYPD.
Less than an hour later, they entered a store on Grant Avenue. One of the men displayed a gun, and the robbers took $700 in cash and $700 worth of marijuana-related products, police said.
No injuries were reported related to the robberies, the authorities said.
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Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.