Crime & Safety
Thief Stabs Westside Market Employee Over Detergent, Cops Say
A man leaving the Upper West Side store without paying for detergent used a "sharp object" on a worker who tried to confront him, cops said.
UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN — A man trying to steal detergent from Westside Market stabbed a worker in the shoulder who tried to stop him on Sunday, police said.
The man walked into the market at 2589 Broadway just before 3:30 a.m., grabbed laundry detergent from the shelves and tried to walk out without paying, police said.
When a 31-year-old employee came up to the man and confronted him about the merchandise, the thief took out a sharp object and stabbed a "small puncture wound" to the worker's left shoulder, police said.
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He was able to get away with three bottles of detergent and ran into the subway station on Broadway, police said.
Police said the employee was not seriously hurt by the sharp object and refused medical attention.
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Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male is asked to 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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