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Upper East Side Massage Parlor Robbed at Knifepoint, Police Say

By Shaye Weaver | January 30, 2017 11:36am
 Police say this man robbed a massage parlor on East 80th Street on Jan. 20.
Police say this man robbed a massage parlor on East 80th Street on Jan. 20.
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UPPER EAST SIDE — A knife-wielding robber stole $200 from an East 80th Street massage parlor, the NYPD said.

The suspect walked into the Wellness Massage Spa at 232 E. 80th St., near Second Avenue, at 3:35 p.m. on Jan. 20, and flashed a knife at a 40-year-old employee there, police said.

"Give me the money!" he told the worker, before running off in an unknown direction with $200 the employee forked over, police said.

No one was hurt in the incident, police. Nobody answered a call made to the spa on Monday morning.

Surveillance photos show the suspect wearing a blue jacket with the letter "R" on the back, a gray knit cap, a white T-shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers with black soles and laces.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).