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Vapes, watches stolen from Melrose bodega in back-to-back robberies

Investigators say a group broke a window and forcibly entered the business on Courtlandt Avenue around 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 27.

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Nov 6, 2026, 5:46 AM

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Police are asking for the public’s help identifying multiple suspects after a Melrose bodega was robbed two days in a row.

Investigators say a group broke a window and forcibly entered the business on Courtlandt Avenue around 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 27.

They took vapes, marijuana bags and a watch before fleeing the scene on foot.

A group entered the bodega around the same time the following day and took more vapes, marijuana bags and another watch.

The NYPD has released images from the scene. Anyone with additional information is urged to call 1-800-577-TIPS.

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