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Caught On Camera: Man Robs Bronx Business At Gunpoint

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police want to identify a man accused of robbing a Bronx business at gunpoint.

It happened just after 8:30 p.m. Monday at Raw 68 on Laconia Avenue near East 226th Street.

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Police want to identify a man accused of robbing a Bronx business at gunpoint on Aug. 9, 2021. (Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers)

Surveillance video shows a man standing in front of the register suddenly pull out what appears to be a gun and lean over the counter toward the clerk.

The clerk then opens the register and puts cash into the man's bag.

Police say the man got away with about $500.

The clerk was not injured.

Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

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