Bronx convenience store employee robbed of $700; suspect sought

Bronx convenience store employee robbed of $700 at gunpoint; suspect sought
Suspect sought for robbing a Bronx convenience store employee of $700 at gunpoint on Saturday, Oct. 26. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD released surveillance footage on Tuesday of a man they are looking to identify for allegedly robbing a Bronx convenience store employee over the weekend.

It happened at approximately 8:36 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, when the suspect entered the store located at 4369 Third Ave. in Tremont, police said.

According to officials, the suspect simulated a firearm to a 26-year-old store employee and took $700.

The suspect then fled the location northbound on Third Avenue towards 180th Street.

There were no injuries were reported.

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

Featured Image Photo Credit: NYPD