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Baby Faced Thieves Rob Store at Knife Point

Robbers Threaten with Knife for $50 in Merchandise

Cops are looking for a trio of baby faced thieves who threatened a store clerk with a knife. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

March 6, 2023


BRONX - A trio of baby faced thieves threatened a store employee with a knife to steal $50 worth of merchandise in the Bronx.




At around 5 pm on February 27, three young males walked into a store at 108 East 167 Street in Highbridge. One of the baby faced crew pulled a knife on a 47-year-old store employee.




The crew then began to remove earrings, sunglasses and various other merchandise from the store. 




Cops say the stolen merchandise is valued at $50.


The trio ran out of the store and off in an unknown direction.




Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.




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