Manhattan, NY – An individual entered a Lafayette Street store Monday, Oct. 20 and attempted to buy merchandise with a credit card before the transaction was declined.
The individual then manually entered prompts into the payment terminal without the employee’s knowledge.
The individual left the store with about $9,710 worth of baseball and Pokémon cards.
Key Points
- An individual used manual prompts on a payment terminal after a declined transaction
- About $9,710 in baseball and Pokémon cards were taken
- The individual fled southbound on Lafayette Street
The individual fled the location on foot and was last seen heading southbound on Lafayette Street.
No injuries were reported following the incident.
The sought individual was described as a male with a medium complexion.
He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, black hooded sweatshirt, black shorts, white socks, white sneakers, and carrying a multicolored bag.
The incident occurred inside a commercial establishment at 244 Lafayette Street shortly before midday.
The manual prompts entered into the terminal were used after the initial payment attempt was declined.