JAMAICA, Queens (PIX11) – A man was caught on camera trying to rob a Queens bakery with a rifle on Sept. 23, according to the NYPD.
It happened at a Jamaica Avenue bakery in Jamaica around 10 p.m. The man entered the bakery, took out a rifle and demanded money from an employee, police said.
The employee ran out of the bakery through a rear door, according to authorities.
The suspect fled the location going southbound on 97th Street in a dark-colored SUV, police said.
No injuries were reported.
The suspect was last seen wearing two different dark-colored sunglasses on his head, a blue-colored bandana face covering, a gray-colored t-shirt, dark-colored shorts and dark-colored shoes.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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