Customer ordering food punched, kicked amid argument in Bronx restaurant: sources

ALLERTON, The Bronx (PIX11) – Police are searching for four men accused of attacking another man at a Bronx restaurant on Valentine’s Day, according to authorities.

The attack happened at the Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant in Allerton around 5 p.m. Police said the 28-year-old victim was arguing with a man who was with three other men when the suspects started punching and kicking him.

The victim was a customer ordering food, according to sources.

The suspects then stole the victim’s backpack and fled the scene in two separate cars, according to authorities.

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The victim suffered minor injuries.

Police describe the first suspect as a man around 5’10” who was last seen wearing glasses, a black jacket with a black hooded sweatshirt underneath, black sweatpants and brown boots. The cars are described as a gray four-door sedan and a black SUV, according to authorities.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.

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