Terrible moment Duane Reade Gatorade thief tries to stab security guard with hypodermic needle after trying to stop him from leaving store
- On Saturday morning, a black-clad thief was seen stuffing a bag of Gatorades and other items from a refrigerator at a Duane Reade pharmacy in Manhattan
- Surveillance cameras captured the suspect trying to get through the front door with the stolen goods before being stopped by a security guard who was packing his bag
- The security guard is able to get the best of the suspect and the bag falls to the ground, dropping a bundle of sports drinks and lying on the floor
- But the suspect pulls out a hypodermic needle and approaches the guard, who backs away as the suspect lunges at him, apparently stabbing his hand
Surveillance footage showed the moment a suspected Gatorade thief attempted to stab a security guard with a hypodermic needle in New York City as crime continued to rise in the Big Apple.
A black-clad thief is seen stuffing a bag of Gatorades and other items from a refrigerator at a Duane Reade pharmacy in the Murray Hill neighborhood on Saturday, police said.
Security cameras caught the suspect trying to get through the front door with the stolen goods before being stopped by a 64-year-old security guard who was holding on to the thief’s bag.
The two immediately get into a scuffle, with the guard refusing to let go of the bag.
The guard is able to get the best of the suspect and the bag falls to the ground, causing a pile of sports drinks and other items to fall out and litter the floor.
The suspect then backs away to the entrance and returns, suddenly pointing a hypodermic needle at the guard.
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On Saturday morning, a black-clad thief was seen stuffing a bag of Gatorades and other items from a refrigerator at a Duane Reade pharmacy in Manhattan
The suspect returns and shows the guard a hypodermic needle
The guard backs away as the suspect lunges at him, apparently stabbing his hand
The guard raises his arms to fend off the suspect as he lunges at him, seemingly stabbing his hand.
In the end, the suspect fled the scene, leaving his bag and belongings behind, police said.
Police said the guard had slight pain in his left hand but refused medical attention. The NYPD is still looking for the suspect.
The frightening incident comes as crime in New York City has increased by nearly 45 percent.
Robberies are up 46 percent this year from 2021, according to the latest NYPD crime statistics. The number of burglaries has also increased by almost 28 percent year-on-year.
A recent survey of more than 9,000 employees found that 40 percent of Manhattan workers wanted to relocate due to rising crime. About 48 percent of workers in the other four districts agreed.
But crime in the Big Apple doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon.
The New York City subway was ground zero after an alarming 73.3 percent increase in underground incidents — including 182 in February alone, the NYPD reported.
Hate crimes have also doubled since last year – with anti-Asian attacks more than triple and anti-Semitic attacks up a whopping 54 percent from the same time last year, from 134 to 207 incidents.
Overall crime in the city has risen 44.6 percent since last year, with 5,215 reported crimes this year compared to 4,379 last year, an increase of more than 19 percent.
So far this year, 3,361 robberies have been reported, a 46.1 percent increase from the previous year.
Rape has also seen a dramatic increase with 386 cases reported, compared to 312 at this point last year, an increase of 23.7 percent.
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