THE BRONX — Police are looking for three men they said tried to buy more than $500 worth of groceries using a counterfeit credit card in Morrisania.
The men tried to use the fake card to purchase $526 of provisions at a Food Bazaar on East 163rd Street between Brook and Washington avenues at about 7:08 p.m. on May 2, according to the NYPD.
An employee confronted the men after realizing the card was fraudulent and they fled in a U-Haul van.
All three suspects are between 20 to 30 years old. The one who tried to use the card had on a gray sweatshirt with a logo of New Jersey on the front, according to surveillance video.
The second suspect had on a black Adidas jacket and the third man had on a dark long-sleeved shirt.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.
