Robber Targets Harlem Store Twice In One Weekend: NYPD

HARLEM, NY — A man armed with a gun has reportedly robbed the same store in Harlem twice recently, prompting law enforcement to label it as a robbery pattern.

In both commercial robberies, which took place on April 19 and April 21, the man walked into the store and removed items from the shelves while threatening security guards with a gun or a glass bottle, police said.

The robberies both took place during the day, an NYPD spokesperson said.

Here are more details for each of the robberies, according to police.

Incident 1: Around 5 p.m. on April 19, a man entered a store at 201 East 125 Street and began stealing items, police said. When a security guard intervened, the man threatened them with a gun, and then fled the store, police said. There were no injuries.

Incident 2: Around 8:30 a.m. on April 21, a man entered a store at 201 East 125 Street and began grabbing items off the shelves. When a security guard attempted to intervene, the man held up a glass bottle and threatened the employee before fleeing. There were no injuries reported, police said.

Police released a photo over the weekend of the man wanted in connection to the robberies.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this individual is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).