Armed Robber Attacks Manager at CVS, Steals $9,000: NYPD

A robber in a fur-hooded jacket walked into a CVS pharmacy in Manhattan overnight, wrestled the manager to the ground and stole $9,000 in cash at gunpoint, surveillance video shows.

Police said the suspect walked into the CVS at 360 Avenue of the Americas in Greenwich Village at about 3:15 a.m. and forced the manager into the back office.

Surveillance video shows the suspect tackling the manager and attacking him in the office before the manager is forced to open a safe at gunpoint. The suspect stuffs the caash into his black messenger bag, then runs out of the office.

The suspect was wearing a black three-quarter length winter jacket with a fur-lined hood, gray pants and brown boots. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 

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