Deli At Church Avenue And Stratford Road Robbed Last Night

Several neighbors reported to us that there was a robbery at the Stratford Deli, on Church Avenue near Stratford Road, last night. The neighbors passed by not long after it happened and told us they saw a group of approximately 20 police officers outside the deli.

Neighbor Stephen said the police would not say whether it was an armed robbery, and neighbor Phillip said an officer told him that a “few dollars were taken.”

Phillip said that one officer told him, “you will be seeing a lot more of us, just hard to do our job when we are handcuffed.”

A number of neighbors who reached out to us said how much they appreciate the owner and workers at the store.

“The guy that runs Stratford Deli is one of the nicest guys in the neighborhood,” Phillip said.

And neighbor Claudia stressed that, “we should all go in there to keep supporting them. They’re so friendly. I love going in there.”

We’ve reached out to the 70th Precinct for more information and will update this as soon as they get back to us. If anyone else has any more information, you can email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com.