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NYC Burlington store guard turns tables on armed would-be shoplifter, 15, by opening fire: sources
By Joe Marino, Amanda Woods,
20 days ago
A Burlington Coat Factory security guard shot at an armed would-be shoplifter who stormed into the store on Sunday – after the teenager threatened to kidnap and shoot her, sources said.
The 15-year-old boy was part of a crew of four masked troublemakers who were turned away as they tried to enter the store at the corner of Pennsylvania and Wortman avenues in East New York around 4:20 p.m. Sunday, according to cops and law enforcement sources.
When they were booted from the clothing store for refusing to take off the masks, they warned the 60-year-old security guard – a retired cop – that they would return to kidnap and shoot her, the sources said.
A spokesperson for the retail chain did not immediately return a request for comment.
The crime comes nearly three months after a 15-year-old migrant allegedly shot a tourist and fired at a police officer in a robbery-gone-wrong at a JD Sports store in the heart of Times Square, authorities said.
Retail theft is up about 6% citywide so far this year – with 19,475 such incidents reported through Sunday, compared to 18,397 during the same period in 2023, according to the latest NYPD statistics.
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