Woman gets facial, then robs Brooklyn spa at knifepoint when asked to pay: NYPD

Woman accused of getting a facial then robbing a spa at knifepoint when asked to pay last month in Brooklyn.
Woman accused of getting a facial then robbing a spa at knifepoint when asked to pay last month in Brooklyn. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD is searching for a woman accused of getting a facial then robbing a spa at knifepoint when asked to pay last month in Brooklyn.

It happened at approximately 2:20 p.m. on Friday, May 16, inside of a beauty salon located at 1304 Fulton St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

According to police, the suspect received a facial treatment and when asked to pay for the service, she displayed a knife and took $400 from a 48-year-old employee.

The suspect then fled the location on foot. She was last seen wearing a red bonnet over her hair and a black hooded sweatshirt.

There were no injuries reported.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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