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Robbery Suspect Identified and Arrested Due to Distinctive Multicolored Briefs

The suspect was part of a trio that robbed a Queens tobacco shop in 2022; the other two remain at large.

  • The robbery suspect was identified and arrested more than a year later due to his multicolored briefs visible in surveillance footage.
  • The suspect was part of a trio that robbed a tobacco shop in Queens on Sept. 14, 2022, taking cash, merchandise, and employees' cellphones.
  • An anonymous tipster provided the Instagram handle of the suspect, which helped police identify him.
  • The suspect was identified in video footage from a location where the robbers attempted to sell the stolen merchandise.
  • The other two suspects involved in the robbery are still at large.
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