Search for robber who attacked Bronx bodega worker

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Search for attacker in Bronx bodega robbery
Police released surveillance video of the attack on the worker in the Bronx.

MOTT HAVEN, Bronx (WABC) -- Police are trying to find the man who attacked a bodega worker in the Bronx.



Surveillance video shows the suspect walk into the bodega on Willis Avenue in Mott Haven Monday just before midnight.




He then attacked the 43-year-old worker, threw him to the ground, and punched him several times.



The robber ran off with the victim's cell phone.





The worker is expected to recover.




Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this individual is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).



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