VIDEO: Man Allegedly Robs Brownsville Family Dollar With Knife

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — A man robbed a Family Dollar in Brownsville with a knife on Monday afternoon, stealing an unknown amount of cash from the register and fleeing the scene, cops said. At a little after 2 p.m., the man threatened a 23-year-old employee of the store with a knife, cops said. She stepped aside, and he took the cash, escaping westbound on New Lots Avenue, police said.

The suspect is described as a black man, 30 to 40 years old, 5-foot-six-inches tall with a "medium build." He was last seen wearing a multi-colored knit cap, a gray hooded sweater, dark pants and yellow boots.

Surveillance video released by the NYPD caught the majority of the alleged crime scene.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

Lead photo via NYPD