NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- Seven teens attacked workers during a flash robbery at a Manhattan dollar store this week, police said.
The NYPD released surveillance images Wednesday of the seven suspects— four males and three females who are all believed to be in their teens.
The group walked into 99 Cent Jackpot at 108 E. 116th Street in East Harlem just before 11 a.m. Sunday and started stealing items off shelves en masse, police said.
Two employees—a 55-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman—tried to stop the teens from leaving the store with the stolen merchandise, leading to a heated argument.
The teens grew “irate” and attacked the workers, punching and kicking them repeatedly, police said.
The teen mob fled the store with an undetermined amount of stolen goods, according to police.
EMS transported the two victims to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem.
The male employee had a laceration above his left eye, while the female employee suffered a head injury and a laceration to her mouth.
Both victims were treated for their injuries and later released from the hospital.
Earlier this month, police put out images of suspects wanted in another Manhattan flash robbery in which a 7-Eleven worker in NoMad was beaten with a “wet floor” sign by a group of six shoplifters.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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