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.
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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.