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Knife-Wielding Shoplifters Roll Stolen Luggage Out of Target in Bronx

Pull Knife on Store Worker
The NYPD is looking for two men in connection with a shoplifting and the menacing of an employee with a knife at a Bronx Target store. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is looking for two men in connection with a shoplifting and the menacing of an employee with a knife at a Bronx Target store. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

May 5, 2024


BRONX - A Target employee was threatened with a knife when he tried to stop a pair of shoplifters from rolling goods out of a Bronx Target, cops said. 



The NYPD released surveillance video taken from inside the Target store in Throggs Neck. Cops said the crooks took items off the shelves and loaded them into luggage and bags at the shopping center at 815 Hutchinson River Parkway. The suspects are then seen on camera rolling their luggage out of the aisle with large bags on their backs. 




As the pair tried to leave the store without paying, a store employee tried to stop them. Cops said one of the suspects pulled out a knife and menaced the employee. The shoplifters left with approximately $1,100 worth of merchandise. 


The employee was not harmed.



The first suspect is described as a male who is 25 to 30 years of age. He has a light complexion and is 5 foot 9. He was last seen wearing a multi-colored jacket, and dark pants. 


The second suspect is described as a male who is 25 to 30 years of age. He has a light complexion and is 5 foot 9. He was last seen wearing dark colored clothing. 



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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