By Julie Shapiro
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
SOHO — A vendor was robbed at gunpoint near Canal Street last week, police said.
The 37-year-old victim, an East Harlem resident, was walking south on W. Broadway toward Canal Street about 5:10 p.m. Jan. 31, when a black Grand Cherokee jeep pulled up alongside him, police said.
One of the three men inside the jeep pulled a gun halfway out of his pocket and approached the victim, police said.
The victim put his hands up, and the man with the gun grabbed a bag of the vendor’s merchandise, worth about $50, police said. The alleged thief then returned to the jeep and drove away.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477), text TIP577 to CRIMES (274637) or visit the website.
