Man Nabs 10 Jars Of Tomato Sauce From Jackson Heights Supermarket

JACKSON HEIGHTS, QUEENS — Police are looking for a hungry thief who nabbed 10 jars of tomato sauce from a Jackson Heights supermarket last month.

The man swiped the sauce jars from Food Universe on 31st Avenue about 11:30 a.m. on July 20, according to police.

A security guard outside the store tried to stop the man, but the man pulled out a pipe wrench and hit the guard's arm, police said.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.