SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG — A man who was denied free doughnuts at a local restaurant ended up injuring an employee and stealing three bottles of Fiji water, police said.
The man walked into AFC Fried Chicken and Donut Connection, at 282 Broadway, on Saturday, July 18, around 9:45 p.m. and argued with an employee about getting free doughnuts, police said.
That's when the employee heard a shelf being knocked over, police said.
When he went to check what happened, he saw that the man and others had started taking items from a fridge in the restaurant and tried to leave without paying for them, according to police and restaurant owner Ali Sami.
The employee tried to stop the man, who injured him on his left arm in retaliation, police said. It was not clear what the suspect did to hurt the employee.
The man ran off with three bottles of Fiji water, worth $9, police said.
"They made a big mess," Sami said.
No one has been arrested for the incident.
