{"id":284274,"date":"2026-07-01T23:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T23:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/284274\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T23:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T23:15:14","slug":"nyc-deli-worker-stabbed-repeatedly-while-trying-to-stop-trio-from-stealing-2-cases-of-modelo-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/284274\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC deli worker stabbed repeatedly while trying to stop trio from stealing 2 cases of Modelo beer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Queens deli worker was stabbed repeatedly when he tried to stop a trio from stealing two cases of Modelo beer last week, cops and sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The worker, 42, noticed the three alleged booze thieves fleeing from El Patroncito Deli Grocery on 108th Street near 41st Street in Corona around 2:20 a.m. June 21 and chased after them, according to police and law enforcement sources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But instead of giving up, the thieves knifed the worker multiple times in the back and took off with the popular Mexican beer brand, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.77777778;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39858933\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/108-street-three-unidentified-individuals-132955423.jpg\" alt=\"A 42-year-old Queens deli worker was stabbed repeatedly while attempting to stop three alleged booze thieves fleeing from El Patroncito Deli Grocery, according to police and law enforcement sources.\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-39858933\"  \/>A 42-year-old Queens deli worker was stabbed repeatedly while attempting to stop three alleged booze thieves fleeing from El Patroncito Deli Grocery, according to police and law enforcement sources.\u00a0 NYPD<\/p>\n<p>The employee went to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD released photos of the still-at-large perps decked out in Jordan, GAP and Adidas attire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One is shown with his hood pulled up and the other is wearing sunglasses during the pre-dawn mayhem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD\u2019s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/__;!!F0Stn7g!Gm7lhRTaZCDY7dmg4IoEuY2oUn3bsrqkv0FKnBBR2Xdpa85OE3-qAZZwzeeSGltEyn_x9MDjoKsJdJUSYX8$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/<\/a>, on X @NYPDTips.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Queens deli worker was stabbed repeatedly when he tried to stop a trio from stealing two cases&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":284275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[8978,303,57,9,56,63,65,64,122,2955,2442,58],"class_list":["post-284274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-beer","tag-crime","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-queens","tag-robberies","tag-stabbings","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}