CONCOURSE — A robber was caught on video using a scooter to smash the door of a local bodega, moments before he ransacked the store and slashed an employee inside, police said.
The suspect, who was working with an accomplice, hurled the scooter at the door of Deli and Grocery, a bodega at 200 E. 165th St., at roughly 9:20 a.m. Sunday, according to the NYPD.
He then slashed a 23-year-old employee with a knife and threw items from the store out onto the street, police said.
His partner in crime hit the same worker in the head with a cane and snatched $100 from behind the counter before they both fled, according to authorities.
The employee was taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition with a severe cut on his right hand, police said.
Video released by police on Monday shows one of the suspects holding a cane and scooter, which he can be seen throwing into the deli's door.
Officers described the first suspect (pictured below) as a man between 18 and 25 years old, standing 5-foot-7 and weighing 150 to 170 pounds. He was wearing black sneakers, dark sweatpants and a dark baseball hat.
(Photo credit: NYPD)
The second man is between 20 and 30 years old and was wearing a black hooded sweater, police said.
Anyone with information about this robbery 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 www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
