Taser-Wielding Robbers Take $6.5K In Clothes From This UES Department Store: NYPD

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police are looking for two men who robbed Bloomingdales on the border of the Upper East Side and Midtown with a Taser, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD, the robbery happened back on March 6 at 1:12 p.m. inside 1000 Third Avenue.

Two men entered the store and took approximately $6,540 worth of clothing before threatening a 37-year-old store employee with a taser while sparking it, police said.

Then, the duo ran away, and the 37-year-old man was not injured, police said.

Police are still investigating the incident, and no arrests have been made yet, but the police have released surveillance photos of the suspects.

Police said anyone with information regarding the robbery can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips.

This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions and tips, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.