A girl suspected of snatching money from a little bit boy’s hand after which slapping his mom at a Bronx bodega remains to be hanging across the block, leaving locals fuming that cops haven’t cuffed her but.
“She’s nonetheless strolling round right here. I noticed her like two days in the past,” a employee at Richard’s Fruit’s and Greens informed The Publish on Sunday.
“She ran away [after the attack], however I dwell within the neighborhood, and I noticed her strolling round [again] earlier than I got here to work,” she added.
The suspect was caught on digicam sporting a pink wig as she poked her head within the door of the small Jerome Avenue market Sept. 24 and accosted the 7-year-old boy, who had a couple of {dollars} money in his hand.
She snatched the cash and turned to go away however walked into the boy’s 38-year-old mom because the mother pushed one other younger little one in a stroller. The suspect then smacked the shocked mother within the face and took off.
Erick Vidals — co-owner of Richard’s Fruit’s and Greens — informed The Publish he additionally acknowledged the suspect from the neighborhood and that regardless of the theft and assault, she’s nonetheless lingering round.
He noticed her as not too long ago as Saturday, sans wig, and rushed to the telephone to name the police, however they got here too late, he mentioned.
“She was on the block. She walked backwards and forwards in entrance of my retailer for possibly 5 minutes,” Vidals mentioned.
“I referred to as 911 — a couple of of us referred to as. I informed them I obtained the girl who snatched the cash from the little child right here. They have been asking me what’s the colour of her pores and skin, what sort of garments she obtained on, what colour is her hair … little particulars that they might skip and simply ship the cops,” he mentioned.
“The police confirmed up like 15, 20 minutes later. The very first thing they requested was the place she at. I informed them she left.”
Vidals mentioned he may solely level cops within the course that perp was final seen strolling. They informed him “they have been gonna go that option to see in the event that they see her,” he mentioned.
“That’s it. They by no means got here again. If they’d confirmed up instantly, they’d have caught her.”
The NYPD informed The Publish that wished posters with the suspect’s face have been being posted across the neighborhood as of Sunday.
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