Caught On Video: Suspect Pulls Knife On Shop Worker In Crown Heights
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Video shows a confrontation between a store security officer and a shoplifting suspect.
It happened Sept. 29 in a clothing store in Crown Heights.
The man threated the officer with a knife, then ran off. But within 10 minutes, police say the same man held up a cell phone store, showing a knife before stealing $140.
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Another robbery earlier in the month also targeted a phone store.
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