Swipe Cash, Smokes From R’Wood Store
Cigarettes and cash were reportedly stolen at gunpoint by a pair of perpetrators from a shop in Ridgewood during a stickup on Monday morning, Mar. 19, according to police.
Law enforcement sources said the heist took place at around 1 a.m. at a 24-hour grocery store located at the corner of Forest Avenue and Bleecker Street.
Reportedly, the suspects-described as African-American males- entered the shop and demanded cash from one of the employees. Police said one of the perpetrators displayed a firearm.
After obtaining an undisclosed amount of currency and a quantity of cigarettes, police said, the crooks fled from the scene in an unknown direction.
Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to the scene. No injuries were reported.
Despite a search of the surrounding area for the suspects, no immediate arrests were made, authorities stated.
The 104th Precinct Detective Squad is conducting an investigation, police said.
Anyone with any information regarding the stickup that could prove helpful is asked to call the 104th Precinct Detective Squad at 1-718- 386-2735; all calls will be kept strictly confidential.
