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Crook sought in armed robbery of CVS located on Ridgewood/Bushwick border

Mar. 3, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb

Police are searching for the crook who flashed a knife during the robbery of a CVS located on the Ridgewood/Bushwick border on Monday.

Authorities say that the unknown male suspect entered the CVS located at 329 Wyckoff Ave., located on the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick, just before 2 p.m. on Feb. 27. Once inside, the crook flashed a knife to a store employee, grabbed a bunch of merchandise and ran out of the store, heading eastbound on Myrtle Avenue, police said.

No injuries were reported as a result of the robbery.

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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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