No shots were fired in the midday robbery at the store, Royal Gems, at 55 West 47th Street, the authorities said.
Dixon has been advised not to discuss details of the Sunday night robbery, in which the police arrested two boys, ages 15 and 14.
While the concept of high-priced collectible comic books is certainly not new, the Saturday afternoon robbery was noteworthy because of the extreme -- one might say cartoonish -- lengths that the robber went to obtain them.
They had found no indications last night that robbery was a motive, Detective Pentangelo said.
"I was raised on Schenck Avenue, across from the projects," said Mr. Chamble, who is 29 and sells cars in Teaneck, N.J. "I lived in a six-story apartment building -- drug-infested, urine smell in the hallways; a lot of gunshots at night, robberies".
We heard stories of land for sale for man camps, women afraid to go to the store at night, robberies, and tree houses coveted as potential housing for oil field roustabouts.
Mr. Blackmon appeared in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday night on robbery and firearms charges.
"There's nothing else for him to do," he added, saying Brazilian officials hadn't contacted them for additional information regarding Sunday morning's robbery. .
A high-ranking police official helped arrest a suspect in a home-invasion robbery last night after seeing him in a surveillance tape, the police said.
