NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- The NYPD on Friday released video footage of a suspect wanted for stealing money from a Sikh center earlier this week in Queens, authorities said.
Just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 14, inside the Sikh Center Flushing, located at 38-17 Parsons Boulevard in Flushing, the suspect entered the location and removed $50 cash from the altar before exiting, officials said.
According to police, a 57-year-old man confronted the suspect and a verbal altercation ensued, leading to the individual brandishing a black firearm, before fleeing on foot northbound on Parsons Boulevard.
There were no injuries reported.
The suspect is described as an adult male with a light complexion, 180 pounds, medium build, approximately 5'9" tall with short dark hair. He was last seen wearing black sweatpants, a gray hooded sweatshirt with a black stripe down the arms, white sneakers, and a yellow beanie.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
