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Caught On Video: Burglary Suspect Breaks Into Popeyes In The Bronx

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for a burglar seen on video breaking into a Popeyes restaurant in the Bronx.

It happened around 6 a.m. on October 10 at 3rd Avenue and East 148th Street in Mott Haven.

Bronx Popeyes burglary
Police are searching for a burglar seen on video breaking into a Popeyes restaurant in the Bronx. (Credit: NYPD)

Surveillance video shows the suspect use a large stone to break the front window and climb inside. He can be seen crawling over the counter and picking up a safe.

Police said it contained $2,000 in cash.

Anyone with information about the burglar is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

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