A baby-faced thief allegedly held a shopkeeper in Manhattan up at knifepoint and stole his credit card before being recorded on camera grinning broadly as he used the card, according to the statements made by the police on Wednesday.
According to the NYPD, the cheery-appearing teenager was captured on surveillance camera at a bodega in East Harlem barely one hour after the violent robbery that took place on February 2.
At approximately four o’clock in the afternoon, the teenage suspect and three other people entered an electronic store on Clinton Street in the Lower East Side while wearing masks and demanded property from the store’s employees.
According to the reports of the police, the teenager with the curly hair and another thief, both of whom were carrying blades, pushed their way behind the counter.
Baby-Faced NYC Bandit Caught On Camera Smiling While Using Stolen Credit Card
A baby-faced thief allegedly held a shopkeeper in Manhattan up at knifepoint and stole his credit card before being recorded on camera grinning broadly as he used the card, according to the statements made by the police on Wednesday.
According to the NYPD, the cheery-appearing teenager was captured on surveillance camera at a bodega in East Harlem barely one hour after the violent robbery that took place on February 2.
At approximately four o’clock in the afternoon, the teenage suspect and three other individuals entered an electronic business located on Clinton Street in the Lower East Side while wearing masks and demanded property.
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According to the reports of the police, the teenager with the curly hair and another thief, both of whom were carrying blades, pushed their way behind the counter.
After that, one of the crooks put a knife to the throat of a cashier and demanded money, after which they stole the victim’s wallet, keys, and phone.
According to the police, a third thief smashed display cases with a hammer and stole a variety of different electronic devices. The four individuals ran away with products and cash totaling approximately $12,000.
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After that, the teenager allegedly tried to use the credit card around 5 o’clock in the evening at a store around six miles uptown, close to NYCHA’s George Washington Houses.
The address of the store was withheld by the police, but they have stated that they have a strong suspicion that the teen depicted in the photo resides in the immediate vicinity.
