Man Threatened Employee Of Store He Was Robbing: Nassau Police

NORTH LAWRENCE, NY — A Bronx man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after police say he threatened a store employee who was trying to stop him from robbing the business.

According to police, Sekou Shutsha, 51, of Bruckner Boulevard, the Bronx, entered Lowes at 253-01 Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police say he was seen by an employee placing multiple items under his clothes and then trying to leave the store with them.

Police say the employee, a 38-year-old man, tried to stop Shutsha from leaving the store. Shutsha claimed he was a police officer and had a gun, police said, and continued to threaten the employee, as well as everyone in the store. After making threats, police say Shutsha took out an object and pointed it at the employee.

The police were called, and Shutsha was arrested without incident. He was charged with first- and second-degree robbery, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, petty larceny, second-degree menacing and possession of burglar tools. He is scheduled to be arraigned later today.