Gunman Steals Cigarettes and Booze from Gas Station

Robber Takes Cigarettes, Liquor at Gunpoint

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the gunpoint robbery of 30 packs of Newport and two bottles of cinamon whiskey. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

January 22, 2024

BRONX - A gunman robbed a Bronx gas station of liquor cigarettes and cash on New Year’s Eve and it was all caught on surveillance video, the NYPD said. Unfortunately for the gunman he wore a mask to hide his identity when he went to stickup the cashier and not while he was walking around the store in which his face was captured on video. 

At around 9:48 pm on December 31, the suspect walked into the convenience store of a BP gas station in Allerton. Surveillance video captured the suspect entering the store and walking around it without a mask on. Before he approached the counter, the suspect donned a black mask. 

He walked up to the 56-year-old cashier, put a paper bag on the counter and pulled a handgun out of his waistband. Waving the gun at the worker, he ordered the cashier to hand over the cash. He removed $300 from the til and put it in the paper bag. 

Then motioning with the gun he ordered the cashier to hand over 30 packs of Newport cigarettes. He also made off with two, 12-ounce bottles of Fireball liquor before fleeing the store. 

The suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie, blue jeans and white and red sneakers. He also wore a black Durag and a black face mask. 

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.