Soccer-Jersey Wearing Man Throws Glass, Robs Midtown Store: Police

MIDTOWN, NY — A man smashed a glass display and robbed a store of $500 in Midtown, police say.

At about 11:50 p.m. on Thursday, a man donning a green soccer Jersey walked into a Ninth Avenue store near West 39th Street and started an argument with a pair of workers there, police said.

Suddenly the supposed soccer fan smashed a glass display and threw the resultant sharp shards at the two workers, according to officials.

The soccer man then motioned as if he had a pistol and made off with about $500 in cash from the register and other goods from the store before fleeing on foot east on West 40th Street, police said.

No injuries were reported and police describe the suspect as wearing, in addition to his green jersey, a black beard and a Caesar-style haircut. Police also released an image of the man they are seeking.

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