A new, brazen robbery scheme is targeting Bronx bodega delivery workers by placing orders and then ambushing the drivers, stealing their food, money and transportation.
Bodega delivery workers appear to be the targets of a concerning, brazen robbery scheme that has left many workers and bodega owners on edge.The scheme typically unfolds with a call made to the bodega, placing an order for food and requesting change for a $100 bill, When the delivery worker arrives at the designated location, they are ambushed by thieves who steal the food, money and often the moped used for the delivery.
Two of the store's delivery workers have been robbed already. "It could have ended up really bad for him ...it's not really worth it," Pichardo said. "They are wearing helmets, glasses, and a mask. It's hard to identify them—they don't leave a clue behind," said Francisco Marte, president of the Bodega and Small Business Group. According to Marte, in just the past two weeks, six such robberies have been reported throughout the Bronx.
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