Police are searching for a man who robbed an Astoria drug store and pushed a woman to the ground as he made his escape.
On Friday, Dec. 16, a report was filed to the police saying that at 9 a.m., an individual entered a Rite Aid located at 43-02 Ditmars Boulevard and began to remove items from the store. As the suspect was leaving, he pushed a 42-year-old female employee to the ground as she tried to stop him from leaving the store.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 27 years old, standing 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 185 pounds.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
