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Robbers Choke Bodega Clerk



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

September 7, 2023


BRONX - Crooks choked a bodega clerk and robbed the store in Fort Schuyler, cops said.


At around 3:30 am on September 5, two men dressed in dark clothing entered the grocery store at 3569 East Tremont Avenue in the Fort Schuyler section of the Bronx.



One of the crooks put a 29-year-old employee in a chokehold. The other rummaged behind the counter and removed $700 cash.


The robbers exited the store and fled in an unknown direction.



The clerk refused medical attention.


The suspects are described as males with dark complexions and medium builds. Both wore dark clothing including hoodies.




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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Location: 3569 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY 10465, USA

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