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Suspects simulate gun, rob employee, 19, at NYC smoke shop of $1,400 in merchandise

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for a group of suspects accused of robbing an employee at a Manhattan smoke shop on Tuesday, authorities said.

At approximately 4 p.m., four unknown male suspects entered the Houston Vibez smokeshop located at 90 West Houston St. in Greenwich Village, officials said.


One of the suspects simulated a firearm in his sweater toward a 19-year-old employee while demanding property, cops said.

Three of the suspects then reached over a glass partition and removed approximately $1,400 worth of merchandise from the store counter.

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The suspects fled in a dark colored Honda sedan westbound on West Houston Street.

There were no reported injuries as a result of this incident.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).