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Shoplifter Pulls Machete on Store Clerk

Thief Threatens Worker with Machete
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a menacing in the Bronx. The suspect is accused of threatening a worker with a machete. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a menacing in the Bronx. The suspect is accused of threatening a worker with a machete. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

September 27, 2024


BRONX - A Bronx shoplifter pulled a machete on a worker who tried to stop the thief inside the store, cops said.



At around 5:30 am on September 20, a 33-year-old worker was inside a grocery store on Teller Avenue in Melrose. The employee spotted a man stealing multiple items. 


Cops said when the worker tried to stop the thief, the shoplifter pulled out a machete and threatened the worker.



Once the employee backed off the machete wielding shoplifter fled the store. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect.


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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