Thief robs Brooklyn building security guard, sells gains to bodega worker

A brazen thief robbed a safety guard and stole from the Brooklyn condominium constructing the place he labored earlier than promoting a few of the ill-gotten items to a close-by bodega, police and sources stated.

The criminal was armed with a switchblade when he first snatched an android cellphone from the 24-year-old safety guard contained in the constructing on Palmetto Avenue close to Evergreen Avenue in Bushwick at about 5 a.m. Jan. 9, cops stated.

The male suspect then took $2,700 in electronics and a case of hand sanitizer from the grounds and compelled the sufferer to assist him carry the containers to a bodega lower than a half-mile away on Broadway close to Gates Avenue, police and sources stated.

Surveillance footage from inside the shop reveals the thief smoking a cigarette whereas loading three containers onto the counter.

A person behind the counter then palms the suspect money earlier than stowing the containers within the nook, the video reveals.

A person robbed a safety guard and stole from the Brooklyn condominium constructing the place he labored earlier than promoting a few of the items to a bodega.

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The suspect then bought a beer, sources stated, and was seen on digital camera swigging the beverage contained in the bodega.

The criminal remained on the unfastened as of early Friday.

Sources stated the bodega employee denied buying something from the suspect when requested by police.

The thief then took $2,700 in electronics and compelled the sufferer to assist him carry the stolen items to a bodega lower than a half-mile away on Broadway close to Gates Avenue.

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