Crime & Safety
78-Year-Old Cashier Attacked As He Tries To Stop Bushwick Restaurant Robbery, Police Say
Police are looking for the man who robbed Inca Chicken Monday morning and attacked the 78-year-old employee who tried to stop him.
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — A 78-year-old was attacked when he tried to stop a man from robbing a chicken take-out restaurant, according to police.
The suspect snuck behind the counter of Inca Chicken at 122 Wyckoff Ave. on Monday around 9:15 a.m. when the 78-year-old cashier was in the bathroom, said police.
When the cashier found the robber grabbing the cash, he struggled with the robber and was knocked to the ground, said police.
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The robber fled the store and the elderly employee sustained no major injuries, police said.
Police released a surveillance photo of the suspect, whom they describe as a man wearing a green hoodie and carrying a backpack, late Monday night.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
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