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When a group of criminals robbed an Upper West Side tobacco shop of cash and CBD oils early Monday, a friend of the owner intervened and ended up being shot in the foot, police said.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old victim was inside the Lincoln Convenience on Broadway near W. 72nd St. when the gunman and three accomplices entered and reported a robbery around 4:20 a.m., he said. say the police <\/p>\n
The victim, a friend of the store owner, got into a fight and was shot in the foot. Medics took him to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n
The shooter and his accomplices fled with cash and CBD oils. They haven’t been caught.<\/p>\n
CBD, the active ingredient in cannabis, has become a popular target for thieves in recent months<\/p>\n
Last Wednesday, a worker at a tobacco shop on First Ave. on the Lower East Side was held at gunpoint. The three thieves stole $3,000 from the register and $2,400 from CBD.<\/p>\n
On July 18, a gunman stole $250 and CBD products from a tobacconist on Seneca Ave. in Ridgewood, Queens.<\/p>\n
And on May 16, a thief from a tobacco shop on Pennsylvania Ave. in East New York stole $1,800 worth of these products after pepper-spraying a worker in the face.<\/p>\n