John Catsimatidis, billionaire magnate of Gristedes supermarkets, is offering out of his pocket $10, Reward dollars for information leading to the capture of two armed robbers who robbed one of your stores.
“There are 3,000 criminals on the streets of New York who commit the 90 % of crimes”, said the businessman with repeated aspirations to be mayor or governor of New York for the Republican party. “Put them away if they cannot live as human beings. Eight and a half million people deserve to be safe”.
“There are 3, criminals on the streets of New York who commit the 90% of crimes”
John Castimatidis
In the robbery that occurred on Saturday night 16 April at Gristedes Supermarket on 1343 Lexington Av, in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, two armed men took $4, dollars and tied up Hispanic employees, leaving them “shocked,” according to Castimatidis.
During a press conference, the businessman said he was fed up with crime in the city. “They entered one of our stores, tied up our manager and one of our cashiers and with guns to their heads they opened the safe,” he said.
“Enough is enough,” Castimatidis said, quoted by New York Post. “We have to straighten out our city… we are mad as hell and we are not going to take it any longer.”
NYPD confirmed the robbery and said the armed criminals are still at large. According to Catsimatidis, other stores in the chain have also been targeted by thieves and shoplifters, and he blamed the state’s lenient measures of controversial bail reform for freeing criminals to strike again.
Complaints of pickpocketing or theft of products in NYC stores have increased 81% this year compared to the previous year, aggravating a trend that had increased due to penal reform and the pandemic , the NYPD said earlier this month.
No arrests have been made for the theft of the 10 of April. Anyone with information should call 1-888-577-TIPS (74782) and in Spanish 1-888-57-CLUE (74782). Also through crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP 577. All communications are strictly confidential.