Maniac bites, slashes NYC Family Dollar workers who tried to stop him from shoplifting: cops
The suspect barged into the discount store on Webster Avenue near East 168th Street in Morrisania around 2:35 p.m. Monday and started swooping up unspecified items from the shelves, police said.
Two employees, a 22-year-old man and 24-year-old woman, tried to intervene, authorities said.
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That's when the brutal thief bit the male worker on his arm and finger – and slashed the woman on her arm with a knife, cops said.
The violent suspect bit a 22-year-old male worker who was attempting to stop him from shoplifting, police said.
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The violence caused enough of a distraction to allow him to get away with his loot, police said.
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The bitten victim refused medical attention, and the slashed employee was taken to BronxCare Health System, where she is listed in stable condition, authorities said.
The NYPD released a photo of the robber, described male, 18 to 21 years old and last seen wearing a green sweater, khaki pants, and black sneakers.
A 24-year-old woman also needed to be hospitalized after the thief slashed her on the arm, cops said.
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He is also seen carrying a red bag slung over his shoulder.
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Anyone with information on the crime 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.
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