The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this video who they say is wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred at 243 East 198th Street in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Sunday, July 14, 2024. Video courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video who they say is wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park.

 

Police said that on Sunday, July 14, at around 6.20 p.m., an unidentified woman was inside a gift and flower store located at 243 East 198th Street and attempted to conceal several items inside a shopping cart before attempting to leave the store without paying.

 

They said that when a 46-year-old male employee confronted her, she began striking him in the head with the merchandise and struck him in the back with an unknown sharp object. “The individual then fled to parts unknown,” a police spokesperson said. “The victim refused medical attention at the scene.”

 

Anyone with information in regard 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 at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.