SOHO — A cashier at Duane Reade was held up by a thief claiming to have a gun, police said.
The employee at the chain drugstore told police the robber walked into the 459 Broadway store at about 11:40 p.m. on Jan. 11 and spent a few moments idling in front of a shelf of feminine products.
The thief then rushed to the cashier and demanded that he “hand over all the cash in the register,” while pointing what appeared to be a gun in his pocket at the employee, police said.
The cashier, who told police he feared for his life, gave the robber what was in the register — a total of $160. The thief said he “didn’t want any problems,” and then fled the shop.
Duane Reade did not immediately return a request for comment.
Police were still investigating the crime as of Tuesday.
Other notable crimes in this week's NYPD blotter for the 1st Precinct include:
► A 44-year-old woman had her bag snatched as she stood on the corner of Hudson and Canal streets at about 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 8, police said. A man ran up behind her and grabbed her bag from her hands, then fled. The purse contained a $500 Comme des Garcons wallet, a $120 Tiffany & Co. key ring and $120 Ray-Ban sunglasses.
► A teen snatched an iPhone from a woman’s hands as she was riding a southbound 2 train on Jan. 7 at 1:10 a.m. The woman told police a group of three teens were walking in and out of her train car, and as the train was pulling up to the Chambers Street stop, one of the teens quickly grabbed the phone from her hands and fled.
► A woman riding a southbound 4 train had her wallet swiped from her purse at about 1 p.m. on Jan. 10, police said. The 48-year-old woman said a teen snatched the wallet, which contained $80 in cash, and fled the train at Fulton Street.
