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Staten Island Store Clerk Punched In Violent Robbery Seen On Video

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for a suspect who knocked out a store clerk and stole $8,000 on Staten Island.

The violent robbery happened last Tuesday morning at Hot Bagels on Arthur Kills Road.

The masked thief can be seen hitting another employee before clearing out the register.

"I feel a little bit hurt, then I take some medicine, still I have pain," clerk Maroof Dabsim said.

The clerk said he had only been working there for about a week before the attack.

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.

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