Norwood: Man Sought for Stealing Flowers at Gunpoint

By DAVID GREENE

POLICE ARE LOOKING for help identifying this man who they say is sought for armed flower theft on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 in Norwood.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photos and video who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in Norwood on Presidents’ Day.

POLICE ARE LOOKING for help identifying this man who they say is sought for armed flower theft on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 in Norwood. Video courtesy of the NYPD.

Police said that on Monday, Feb. 19, at around 6.35 p.m., a person entered a store located at 20 East Gun Hill Road (H&B Fresh Produce) displayed a gun, and shoved a 39-year-old male store employee to the ground before stealing some flowers.

H&B FRESH PRODUCE at 20 Gun Hill Road was the location of an armed robbery on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.
Image courtesy of Google Maps

They said the person then fled southbound on foot along Dekalb Avenue. They 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 Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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