NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – The NYPD is searching for a bandana-clad man seen on video robbing a Queens bakery wielding a rifle.
Police released video Thursday showing the suspect brandishing the long gun—while donning the bandana and two pairs of sunglasses—inside the Paneorama Italian Bakery in Woodhaven on Sept. 23.
A surveillance camera captured him walking into the bakery at 95-20 Jamaica Ave. around 8 p.m. and waving the rifle around while demanding cash near a display case of braided bread.
But police said he “quickly fled” the business emptyhanded through a rear door and hopped into a dark-colored SUV.
He was last seen headed southbound on 97th Street in the vehicle, according to cops.
No injuries were reported in the attempted robbery.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
