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Robbers Knock 70-Year-Old Man To Ground and Steal $3,600 [VIDEO]

 A 70-year-old man carrying $3,600 in cash in a plastic bag was knocked to the ground and robbed by two suspects in Jamaica last month, police said.
A 70-year-old man carrying $3,600 in cash in a plastic bag was knocked to the ground and robbed by two suspects in Jamaica last month, police said.
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QUEENS — A 70-year-old man carrying $3,600 in cash in a plastic bag was knocked to the ground and robbed by two suspects in Jamaica, police said.

The attack — which took place on April 19 around 10 p.m. inside a parking lot belonging to a food warehouse on 94th Avenue, between Sutphin Boulevard and 148th Street — was captured on surveillance video, authorities said.

The video shows the victim walking inside the lot as two attackers run up to him and knock him to the ground, before fleeing with the bag full of cash, police said.

The victim did not suffer serious injuries, officials said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).