NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD released video footage of an armed suspect who is wanted in connection to two robberies that occurred inside Manhattan stores earlier this week, authorities said.
The first incident occurred on Tuesday, at approximately 12:15 p.m., inside of the Savy New York designer bag store located at 122 West 29th St. in Midtown.
According to police, the suspect walked behind the counter, brandished a handgun, pushed a 29-year-old female employee to the ground, and demanded money.
The employee opened the cash register and the suspect removed approximately $691 from the register before he fled on foot westbound on West 29th Street, officials said.
A short time later, just before 2 p.m., the suspect walked behind the counter of a 7-Eleven located at 535 8th Ave. and demanded money from a 25-year-old male employee as he placed his hand inside his pocket to simulate a handgun, according to the NYPD.
The employee refused his orders and the suspect fled the scene empty-handed northbound on Eighth Avenue, police said.
The suspect is described as a bald man in his 50s, 5’6”. He was last seen wearing a light-colored tank top, black sweatpants and black sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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