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Caught On Video: Man Bashes Employee With 'Wet Floor' Sign In Chinatown Deli

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Call it a sign of the times - a bad sign.

Surveillance video captures a suspect bashing a Chinatown deli employee with a "wet floor" sign.

It happened Jan. 24 at around 2:15 a.m. inside a deli at 52 Canal Street.

Details about the incident are scarce - police would only say the suspect and employee were involved in a dispute, which escalated into the attack.

Police say the suspect took off in a black BMW.

Anyone with any information 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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