What to Know
- A Bronx bodega worker needed nearly a dozen stitches after he was slashed across his face by a soda-stealing thief, police say
- The suspect walked into the store on University Avenue in Morris Heights and took a soda without paying; he hasn't been seen since
- The bodega worker approached him, but he was sliced and then rushed to an area hospital, where he got 10 stitches to his left cheek
A Bronx bodega worker needed nearly a dozen stitches after he was slashed across his face by a soda-stealing thief, police say.
The suspect walked into the store on University Avenue in Morris Heights on March 13 at around 5:30 p.m. and took a soda without paying, according to the NYPD. The 23-year-old worker confronted him and that is when the attacker sliced his face with a box cutter.
The man then fled the area, heading northbound on University Avenue and hasn’t been seen since, officials said.
The bodega worker was rushed to an area hospital, where he got 10 stitches to his left cheek.
Witnesses are urged to call Crime Stoppers with tips.
