Late-Night Robbery With Broomstick At Nostrand Avenue Fried Chicken Joint [Video]

Surveillance video via NYPD

Help cops find a man who threatened a fast-food worker and stole his phone near Brooklyn College on Tuesday.

The suspect cajoled an employee to open the door at Popeye’s, 2158 Nostrand Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Avenue H, at 1:15am on November 8, video surveillance shows.

After what looks like an argument, the suspect shoves his way into the brightly-lit fried chicken joint and grabs a nearby broom, threatening the employee and dumping over a garbage can in what appears to be a fit of rage. Another man can be seen watching and laughing from the doorway.

The suspect stole the employee’s cellphone before fleeing, said cops, but no one was injured.

The individual is described by police as a black man with a medium complexion and brown eyes, about 35-years-old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, and 190 pounds. He was seen wearing a blue winter hat, a white, waist-length jacket, a black hooded shirt, blue pants, and black shoes.

Anyone with information in regards 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 Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.