Overview
- Police say the man ordered coffee at Mi Rinconcito Ecuatoriano on South Street around 7:50 a.m. on Feb. 20 before using a translation app to announce a robbery in Spanish.
- Through Google Translate, he allegedly threatened to shoot the cashier if she did not open the register, prompting her to flee.
- The suspect failed to remove the cash register, threw his coffee, and ran off; the owner told News 12 he also hurled a vase during the encounter.
- No injuries were reported, and police did not say whether the suspect displayed a gun.
- Authorities released images of a Black man in all-black clothing, a black cap, and a black face mask, last seen walking east on Tichenor Street toward Pennington Court.