Maniac bites, slashes NYC Family Dollar workers who tried to stop him from shoplifting: cops

A maniac bit a Bronx Family Dollar worker who tried to stop him from shoplifting – and then slashed another employee during a violent heist this week, cops said. 

The suspect barged into the discount store on Webster Avenue near East 168th Street in Morrisania around 2:35 p.m. Monday and started swooping up unspecified items from the shelves, police said. 

Two employees, a 22-year-old man and 24-year-old woman, tried to intervene, authorities said. 

That’s when the brutal thief bit the male worker on his arm and finger – and slashed the woman on her arm with a knife, cops said. 

The violence caused enough of a distraction to allow him to get away with his loot, police said. 

The bitten victim refused medical attention, and the slashed employee was taken to BronxCare Health System, where she is listed in stable condition, authorities said. 

The NYPD released a photo of the robber, described male, 18 to 21 years old and last seen wearing a green sweater, khaki pants, and black sneakers.

He is also seen carrying a red bag slung over his shoulder.

Anyone with information on the crime 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.