In addition to suffering a wave of robberies, New York stores have become scenes of violence against employees and customers.
One of the most recent victims was a 53 year old manwhich was beaten by at least two subjects in the aisles of a supermarket in the Bronx last week.
The brutal attack happened at C-Town Fresh Market on East Tremont Avenue on December 15. It was captured on a security camera video released by NBC News. The images show two men punching and kicking the victim, while nearby customers disperse.
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A seemingly innocuous trip to the grocery store left a man bloodied and bruised after a team of men jumped the 53-year-old in the aisles of a Bronx supermarket last week. https://t.co/hzCAldx2rj
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 23, 2023
An employee tried to stop the beating, but the attackers were relentless. At one point the video shows the man raising his hands in surrender, but that does nothing to stop the attackers.
Finally, when they are done, the men take the man’s phone and then pour a gallon of oil on the injured man as he cowers on the floor. The motive for the attack is unclear, but it is presumed that the victim was the target.
Residents near Tremont and Webster avenues said they were horrified by the assault and upset that onlookers apparently didn’t use their phones to call police, but rather to record the attack.
No arrests have been made or suspects identified. Anyone with information should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
Nearly all (93%) of New York City’s 3,000 supermarkets have been targeted by thieves in recent months, and most are being robbed daily, according to a new survey. Additionally, the New York Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is concerned about an alarming trend: Pharmacy thefts have increased 620% in the last two years statewide.
Theft at New York City retail stores rose an alarming 81% during the first quarter of 2023, in many cases with violent attacks on employees and business owners. This was reported in May by the group Collective Action to Protect Our Stores (Collective Action to Protect Our Stores, CAPS-NY) representing 5,000 establishments, including supermarkets and warehouses, again demanding that state congressmen pass laws against shoplifting. They ask, among other things, for the imprisonment of thieves who attack workers.
Many owners have chosen to reduce hours and lock up merchandise. given the rise in robberies in stores, pharmacies and warehouses, in many cases with violence against employees and the public.
Early this month The owner of a laundromat was fatally shot during a group robbery at his business in Brooklyn (NYC). They took his gold chain and no one has been arrested. Days later, a man entered a Dunkin’ store in Manhattan and handed over a box with a bullet inside that had an employee’s name on it.
In September a Siena College survey identified crime (73%) among the biggest concerns of New Yorkers. According to another alarming survey released this summer 70% of NYC residents fear that they will be victims of a criminal act.
In April, a juice store worker on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was stabbed repeatedly by a woman in the middle of an argument.
In March, a 67-year-old grocery store employee was shot to death by a man during an apparent robbery also on the Upper East Side, considered a “safe” area in Manhattan. Then the employee of a pizza restaurant in Brooklyn (NYC) was shot during a confrontation with an alleged robber.
At the end of February, a 25-year-old Hispanic cashier was violently attacked by several women in a supermarket in the Bronx.
2023-12-23 17:02:00
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