A 39-year-old man tried to stop someone from walking out with stolen merchandise inside a Bushwick store last month, and ended up with store furniture crashing down on his foot for his trouble. Now the NYPD wants the public's help tracking down whoever did it.
According to NYPD Crime Stoppers
, the robbery happened at approximately 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, inside a commercial establishment at 372 Knickerbocker Avenue, within the confines of the 83rd Precinct. Per the agency, an unidentified individual removed merchandise without authority or permission before passing all points of sale without paying for it.
Police say the suspect made a threatening statement and then threw store furniture onto the floor, and that furniture fell on the victim's foot as he attempted to stop the individuals involved. The suspects then fled the location on foot, heading northbound on Knickerbocker Avenue, the agency's account states. No injuries were reported in connection with the incident, per the same account.
Where It Happened
Knickerbocker Avenue in that stretch of Bushwick is home to several small retail storefronts. A MapQuest listing identifies a business called Wonder Beauty at 372 Knickerbocker Avenue as a cosmetics and beauty supply store, while a separate MapQuest listing names a business at the same address as Wonder Beauty Zone. The evidence reviewed does not confirm which business was actually involved in the October 28 incident.
How to Submit a Tip
NYPD Crime Stoppers, based in New York, is asking anyone with information to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or reach out to its account, @nypdtips, by direct message. Tips can be submitted anonymously, and the program generally offers rewards of up to $3,500 for information leading to an arrest and indictment.
Part of a Busier Citywide Pattern
The Bushwick alert lands amid a string of recent NYPD robbery bulletins across Brooklyn and Queens. Hoodline previously reported on a robbery pattern that stretched across four precincts, naming the 94th and 71st Precincts in Brooklyn alongside the 112th and 108th Precincts in Queens. That report also noted an earlier search for a suspect tied to a seven-precinct pattern that included Brooklyn's 94th Precinct, and said no arrests had been announced in connection with the four-precinct case. There is no indication in the available evidence that the Knickerbocker Avenue robbery is connected to those other patterns.
