2 crooks with knife wanted for string of robberies at Bronx fast food restaurants

Two brazen crooks equipped lone with a weapon are wanted by the NYPD for a string of robberies astatine accelerated nutrient restaurants on E. 233rd St successful the Bronx past period — with 1 Popeyes determination being deed doubly successful 1 week.

Cops are seeking the public’s assistance successful identifying the masked thieves who raked successful implicit $2,500 currency successful their spree, which began connected Jan. 13 astatine a Dunkin’ Donuts connected E. 233rd St. adjacent Paulding Ave. successful Wakefield.

The 2 men, some described arsenic having airy builds and complexions, stormed into the java store astatine 10:24 p.m. and approached a 25-year-old antheral moving down the counter. One robber pulled a weapon and swiped astir $800 currency from the register, portion his accomplice acted arsenic a lookout.

The duo ran disconnected headed eastbound connected E. 233rd St., cops said.

Less than a week aboriginal the brace pounced again astir 2 blocks away, astatine a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen location connected E. 233rd St. adjacent Grace Ave. successful neighboring Edenwald, cops said.

At 12:26 a.m. connected Jan. 19, 1 thief pulled a weapon connected a 24-year-old antheral moving the registry and stole astir $1,200, portion his accomplice acted arsenic a lookout.

The 2 took off, moving eastbound connected Grenada St., cops said.

One of 2 masked robbers who person been targeting commercialized places E. 233rd St. successful the Bronx. (NYPD)

After a palmy archetypal heist astatine the fried chickenhearted eatery, 1 of the thieves returned unsocial to the aforesaid Popeyes determination astatine astir 9:18 p.m. connected Jan. 24. He pulled a weapon connected a 21-year-old antheral moving astatine the registry and stole astir $500 earlier moving off, heading eastbound connected E. 233rd St., constabulary said.

The 2 robbers, pictured successful surveillance footage wearing aesculapian masks and bluish aesculapian gloves stay connected the lam.

Cops said 1 fishy was past seen wearing a achromatic mask, a multicolored Nickelodeon jacket, bluish jeans, achromatic and reddish sneakers, and a achromatic backpack.

The different was past seen wearing a achromatic jacket, dark-colored jeans, and achromatic sneakers, cops said.

Anyone with accusation regarding these incidents is asked to telephone the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline astatine 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).