Smoke, Life is Cheap - Man Threatens Smoke Shop Worker with Knife for $27

Smoke Shop Robbed at Knifepoint for $27

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the robbery of a smoke shop at knifepoint. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice 

December 12, 2023

MANHATTAN - A thief threatened to cut a smoke shop worker with a knife during a robbery which netted the crook $27 worth of smoke goods, the NYPD said. 

The robbery took place in broad daylight down the block from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Mount Sinai at 247 East 14th Street. At around 1:24 pm on December 11, a man in a multi-colored windbreaker walked into the American Dead Smoke Shop. 

Cops said he pulled out a knife on the 24-year-old cashier and forcibly removed smoke goods from the counter. Investigators said the stolen items totaled $27.  

The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a windbreaker with colored orange, blue and purple. He wore a baseball cap and wore a light hoodie underneath the windbreaker. He also was seen wearing black jogging pants and sneakers. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.