Man sought for tying up Brooklyn employees, stealing $35K: NYPD

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The NYPD released photographs Monday of a man sought in connection to the robbery of a Brooklyn media business in late June. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who entered a Brooklyn media company and tied up two employees on June 24 before robbing the business.

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According to police, the individual entered Graf-X Media on Halsey Street at 11:30 a.m., approached two workers at gunpoint, forced their hands behind their backs and tied them up with zip ties. He then stole a cellphone and around $35,000.

The man then fled on foot and into a red Jeep Wrangler with a sticker affixed to the right rear windshield.

The victims were not hospitalized 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.

Featured Image Photo Credit: NYPD