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Target To Close Stores In 4 States, Including NY, Citing Theft, Organized Retail Crime
Citing incidents involving violence and theft, Target announced it is closing nine stores in four states, including one in New York.
The New York store is in Manhattan, at 517 E 117th St.
Three other stores are in California, in the San Francisco/Oakland market, and three in Oregon, in Portland.
The other two stores are in Seattle, Washington.
"We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance," the company said in a statement released Tuesday afternoo…
Knife-Wielding Robber Swipes $2,500 Off Victims On Long Island
Police are searching for a man who pushed down a duo, slashed his knife at them, and made off with thousands in a Long Island robbery.
It happened on Thursday, Aug. 17 in Hicksville, according to Nassau County Police.
At approximately 12:30 a.m., two 40-year-old men were walking down Lee Avenue near the intersection of Linden Boulevard when the robber struck.
He appeared on a bicycle, police said, and after coming up to the pair of men the suspected robber pushed them down onto the ground.
The suspect took around $2,500 and a cell phone from the victims.
Before he fled, authorities …
