Crime

Caught on video: Armed robbers hold up Brooklyn deli at gunpoint

By CBS New York Team

October 4, 2022 / 6:22 AM EDT / CBS New York

Caught on video: Armed robbery at Brooklyn deli

NEW YORK - Police are searching for the suspects caught on video robbing a Brooklyn deli at gunpoint.

It happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday on Atlantic Avenue in Cypress Hills.

Surveillance video shows one suspect jump the counter and hold a worker at gunpoint, while the other throws items into a bag.

Police said they made off with $1,500 in cash and more than $4,000 worth of merchandise, along with the victim's cellphone and belt.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.

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