alleged thief steals ice cream and ends up hanging on the side of a building – Telemundo New York (47)

What you should know

• A man who allegedly stole at least eight pints of ice cream from a Manhattan business ended up clinging to the side of a building during his botched getaway, prompting police to rescue him, according to the NYPD.
• According to the NYPD, police responded to a 911 call for a robbery inside a CVS located at 1500 Lexington Ave. When officers arrived, they allegedly participated in a foot chase with a 30-year-old man who fit the description of the ice cream thief.
• Anthony Pastore climbed a fence next to a large drop to an alley below. The man apparently tried to go down the alley and got stuck on a small ledge, police said.

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A man who allegedly stole at least eight pints of ice cream from a Manhattan business ended up clinging to the side of a building during his botched getaway, prompting police to rescue him, according to the NYPD.

“After stealing 8 pints of Häagen-Dazs from a local business, this man’s getaway did not go according to plan. We found him, we rescued him,” said part of a tweet posted by the 23 precinct police.

According to the NYPD, police responded to a 911 call for a robbery inside a CVS located at 1500 Lexington Ave. When officers arrived, they allegedly participated in a foot chase with a 30-year-old man who fit the description of the ice cream thief.

Police say officers followed the individual into the courtyard at 183 East 98th Street, where he climbed over a fence next to a large drop into an alley below. The man apparently tried to go down the alley and got stuck on a small ledge, police said. The NYPD Emergency Services Unit was called and the man was rescued and later taken into custody.

According to police, 10 jars of Haagen-Dazs ice cream were recovered from the backpack of the individual and the man, identified as Anthony Pastore of Staten Island. Pastore was charged with petty theft and criminal possession of stolen property. Information from his attorney was not immediately known.

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