Smoke Shop Robbers Beat Worker

Valentines Day Beat Down at Bronx Smoke Shop

The NYPD is searching for this man along with two others for an assault of an employee at a Bronx smoke shop. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

February 25, 2024

BRONX - A trio of smoke shop shoplifters beat an employee who tried to stop them from robbing items, cops said.

At around 1:40 am on February 14, three men entered the smoke shop on Walton Avenue. Cops said the crew took items and attempted to leave the store without paying.

A 26-year-old employee tried to stop the shoplifters when they pounced. Cops said the crew just wailed on the clerk as all three repeatedly punched the employee.

The attackers then ran out of the store.

Cops said the thieves ran off with $250 worth of cannabis items.

Two of the individuals have a dark complexion. One of the individuals has a medium complexion.

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.