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VIDEO: CVS Robber Beats Up Manager and Swipes $9,000 From Safe, Police Say

By Gwynne Hogan | February 9, 2015 7:20pm

GREENWICH VILLAGE — A violent daytime robbery caught on video Monday shows a suspect beat a drugstore manager, force him at gunpoint to open the store safe then take off with more than $9,000 cash, police video shows.

The video shows the robber enter the CVS Pharmacy at 360 Avenue of the Americas at 3:15 p.m. wearing a black parka with a fur-lined hood, gray pants and brown boots.

The man, who had a messenger bag, is seen on the recording forcing his way into the back office, immediately pushes the manager to the floor then tries to drag him to the safe.

The 21-year-old manager struggles free for a moment, but the robber forces the employee at gunpoint over to the safe and demands him to open it.

The gunman shovels the loot into his messenger bag then backs out the door with the gun trained on the victim, according to the tape.

A manager of the CVS was not injured and he declined to comment. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS, submit tips online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.