Crime & Safety

Inwood Beer Distributor Robbed at Gunpoint

Subject stole cash from the register before fleeing.

A man armed with a silver revolver jumped over the counter at an Inwood business on Wednesday and stole cash from the register before fleeing, police said.

Around 7:10 p.m., the male subject entered Sobol Beer Distributors, located at 255 Sheridan Blvd., and demanded money from the clerk, according to police. He then took the cash from the register before fleeing on foot on Bayswater Boulevard. One customer was in the store at the time of the robbery. No injuries were reported.

The subject is described as a black male, 25 years of age, 5 foot 10 inches to 6 feet tall, wearing a blue hoodie, dark jeans and black sneakers with white soles with light blue or light green shoe laces.

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Detectives ask that anyone with information regarding this crime should contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.


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