Armed Brooklyn bodega robber caught on surveillance camera

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Thursday, June 11, 2015
Brooklyn bodega robbery caught on camera
Police are searching for a suspect behind an armed robbery in Brooklyn

BROOKLYN (WABC) -- Police are looking for a man caught on surveillance video robbing a bodega in Brooklyn.

The incident happened around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday at a store on Myrtle Avenue in the Fort Greene section.

Authorities say the suspect entered, displayed a firearm to the clerk and removed approximately $1,200 from the cash register.

He then fled the location in a black vehicle.

He is described as a male black wearing a white T-shirt and gray pants.

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