Police seek to question man who allegedly assaulted store employee and stole food from Bronx deli

STATEN ISLAND, NY — The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who allegedly assaulted a Bronx deli worker and robbed the store.

It was reported to police that on Monday, October 28, at approximately 2:20 a.m., a 25-year-old man was working inside the establishment at 393 E. 168th St. when the unidentified person entered the store and proceeded to order food.

The Corner Still is located at the address provided by the NYPD.

When ordered, the individual allegedly refused to pay and grabbed the victim at the counter. The individual then allegedly struck the employee several times with an unknown object before fleeing east on foot with the food, according to a statement from the NYPD’s deputy commissioner for public information.

The victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition, police said.

The wanted person is described as a man, about 30 to 40 years old, with a light complexion, medium build, 6 feet tall and weighing 200 pounds, police said.

The NYPD released a surveillance image of the individual, who was last seen wearing a gray sweat suit, gray sneakers, a dark gray hat and carrying a brown bag.

Armed with a new statute that went into effect earlier this monthprosecutors began filing felony charges against people accused of committing assaults on retail workers during shoplifting.

As part of a bill authored by state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-North Shore/South Brooklyn) and signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul last spring, raised assault on a retail worker to a Class E felony punishable by up to four years in prison.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.