Police searching for woman, man in connection to robbery at Bronx Popeyes

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

News 12 Staff

Apr 7, 2021, 10:55 PM

Updated 1,344 days ago

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Police are searching for a man and a woman in connection to a robbery at a Popeyes in the Bronx. 
Police say it happened on April 3 inside the Popeyes at 1500 Bruckner Blvd. 
They say a 24-year-old man and an unidentified woman got into a dispute with another man that later escalated. 
They say the 24-year-old man and woman punched the victim multiple times, struck him with a wet-floor sign, removed $150 from him and then exited the location.
Police say the woman later returned to collect her food order. They say the man and woman then fled in a black four-door sedan. 
The victim suffered a laceration above his right eye and pain and swelling to his head, according to police. 
Police say he was transported by EMS in stable condition to St. Barnabas Hospital.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.