The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of the unidentified male and the unidentified female suspects, who are seen in the attached surveillance video clip and are sought in connection with a robbery, which occurred within the confines of the 44th Precinct in the Bronx.
Details are as follows.
It was reported to police that on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at 1630 hours, inside of Pinebrook Pharmacy, located at 1183 Jerome Avenue, an unidentified male and an unidentified female entered and the unidentified female began removing items from the shelves and placing them into her bag.
A 25-year-old male store employee attempted to intervene and the unidentified male produced a knife and menaced him with it.
The unidentified male and the unidentified female fled on foot with $42 worth of mouthwash, toothpaste and shampoo / conditioner.
The store employee was not injured.
A surveillance video clip of the suspects is attached and available at DCPI.
Anyone with information related to this incident 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 or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.