Crime & Safety
West Chester Heroin Dealer Robbed Yogurt Shop, Police Say
In custardy: the frozen yogurt shop thief turned out to be an alleged heroin dealer.
A man has been arrested for selling heroin and for robbing a West Chester yogurt shop, the police announced.
Anthony Bazzoli, 33, of Bristol, waived his preliminary hearing on Wednesday after being arrested on October 29.
Bazzoli was allegedly using the heroin sales to fund his own addiction, according to the Daily Local News.
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Bazzoli entered the Kiwi Yogurt Shop on South High Street on September 29 and handed the cashier a note that read “I have a gun in the bag. Give me the money. I don’t want to shoot anyone,” the report states.
Bazzoli made off with $75 in cash but was caught by the surveillance footage, later identified, and arrested within the month, according to the report.
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Bazzoli later said he only pretended to have a gun, the report states.
Image courtesy West Chester Police Department.
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