CROWN HEIGHTS — Police are on the lookout for a man who pulled a knife on a bodega worker who tried to stop him from stealing a “Cup-o-Noodle” soup, officials say.
The suspect walked into a bodega at 1188 President St. near Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights around 10:00 p.m. on Monday and told the 34-year-old worker behind the counter, “you owe me change from last night,” police said.
When the worker refused to give him money, the suspect grabbed a chicken-flavored “Cup-o-Noodle” ramen package off a shelf and fled the shop.
As the worker followed the suspect outside the store to get the soup back, the man pulled out a knife, threatened him with it and then fled on foot. The worker was not hurt, police said.
Police have not identified the assailant and no arrest has been made.
The above incident is part of DNAinfo’s weekly crime blotter compiled from reports to the 71st Precinct in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Crown Heights and East Flatbush.
