Police: Robber put Queens candy store worker in chokehold, stabbed him

Saturday, July 20, 2019
REGO PARK, Queens (WABC) -- Police are looking for the robber behind an attack at a candy store in Queens.

The robbery put the employee of the Rego Park store in a chokehold and dragged him across the floor.
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Police say the robbery happened back on June 15th.

Investigators say the attacker also stabbed the worker in the neck while an accomplice grabbed more than $2,000 from the register.
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The suspected accomplice was arrested, but police are still searching for the man who choked and stabbed the employee.

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