Cops nab woman accused of robbing child, punching mom at Bronx fruit shop: NYPD

Cops person arrested the pistillate who allegedly robbed a 7-year-old lad of $3 astatine a Bronx effect store, past slugged the child’s parent erstwhile she tried to intervene, constabulary said Tuesday.

Monique Fort is facing robbery, expansive larceny and battle charges for the Sept. 24 robbery wrong Richard’s Fruit and Vegetable store connected Jerome Ave. adjacent Marcy Place successful Mount Eden.

Sporting magenta hairsbreadth and a achromatic and grey tracksuit, Fort, 48, was asking radical for alteration erstwhile the kid and her parent came successful and made a purchase.

The cashier told the Daily News that erstwhile the lad received his alteration — which amounted to $3 — Fort snatched it retired of the boy’s hand.

“[The child] was walking done the doorway and the woman told him, ‘Can I get a dollar?’” the cashier, who lone wanted to beryllium identified arsenic Sahyly, said. “I ne'er thought she was going to snatch the wealth away.

“[It’s] a small scary” seeing a young kid having his wealth stolen retired of his hand, she said.

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The kid was astatine the registry astatine Richard’s Fruit and Vegetable store connected Jerome Avenue erstwhile the pistillate grabbed the wealth retired of his hand. (NYPD)

The kid’s 38-year-old parent followed the pistillate arsenic she near the store and tried to get the wealth back, but was punched successful the look for her trouble, constabulary said.

Fort didn’t accidental a connection arsenic she stormed retired of the spot and was past seen walking disconnected down E. 170th St., cops said.

The ma suffered a insignificant wounded during the robbery and was treated astatine the scene.

Cops released surveillance images of Fort connected Oct. 10, cops said. Within a week they had identified her, and members of the Bronx Warrant Squad took her into custody connected Oct. 16.

Fort was released without bail astatine her arraignment the adjacent day. The charges against her did not necessitate bail, officials said. She’s owed backmost successful tribunal to reply to the charges connected Thursday.

Fort lives successful the Bronx, astir 5 miles from wherever the robbery took place, cops said.

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Richard’s Fruit and Vegetable store connected Jerome Ave. successful Mount Eden. (Google)

Store workers person repeatedly seen Fort some wrong and extracurricular the store begging for change, said Eric Vidals, who co-owns Richard’s Fruit and Vegetable, a family-owned business, with his brother.

“She asked for a dollar to the kid but the small kid conscionable ignored her ’cause he’s 7 years old,” Vidals told The News aft cops released Fort’s picture. “He doesn’t understand, you know, he’s like, ‘What the heck?’”

Vidals ever assumed Fort lived successful the area, helium said.

“She lives determination [nearby],” helium said. “You could spot she utilized to alteration her clothes.”