According to the NYPD, on Friday,the suspect walked into the Pioneer store at 3942 White Plains Road and attempted to take a box of Fruity Pebbles cereal without paying for it.
Also coming up on @ABC7NY this was no April Fool's joke when a guy tried to steal Fruity Pebbles from #Bronx store pic.twitter.com/52PrO7Gu0j
— AJ Ross (@AJRossABC7) April 2, 2016
An employee stopped the suspect and took the cereal. Police said the suspect then cut the employee on the left side of his face with a small knife, and the suspect fled the scene. The victim refused medical attention.
The suspect is a man in his mid-20 to mid-30s, and is between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 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).