According to the police, on Saturday, a man broke into a Queen's grocery store and escaped with 10 jars of tomato sauce, attacking the security on his way out.
The thief sneaked into the basement of a Food Universe grocery store on 75th Street near 31st Avenue in Jackson Heights around 11:30 pm on July 20, the cops said.
When he tried to leave with the load of jars of sauce, a security guard blocked him.
The man pulled out a pipe wrench and hit the security guard on his arm and fled, authorities said.
The investigation is in progress.