Police in the Bronx are looking for the brazen thieves who broke into a bodega and took off with $100,000 in cash.
Surveillance video from Sunday night shows the suspect’s stealthily break into a private office with masks and flashlights before removing cash from the store’s register.
The store owner was understandably emotional after realizing how much was taken.
“The bodega owner, of course, is broken down economically, socially, mentally. He lost $100,000,” said Fernando Mateo, spokesperson for United Bodegas of America.
The owner was too distraught to speak, but the community is rallying around his store, Los Castillo Mini Market and Deli on University Avenue.
“I know him and his father and both his family, hardworking people,” said Radhames Rodriguez, President of United Bodegas of America. “You know, it’s it’s very sad. I know, because I’m a grocery store owner.”
One of the burglars involved in the robbery was seen on video, casually behind the counter, tossing the unsecured cash into his backpack.