Soho Sunglass Hut Robbed By Two Toughs, Police Said

SOHO, NY — Two robbers made off with thousands from a Sunglass Hut in Soho on Sunday, police said.

The heist happened on Spring Street at West Broadway when two men approached an employee at 3 p.m. and told the cashier that he had a gun and not to try and stop him, authorities said.

The pair stole cash and merchandise adding up to a whopping $14,000, said police.

Police described the man who told the clerk he had a gun as six-foot-one, 250 pounds with short, black hair and brown eyes. He was last scene wearing a white t-shirt, dark colored shorts, white socks and white and black shoes.

His partner in crime is described as five-foot-nine, 160 pounds and was last spotted wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, black shoes and holding an orange basketball, police said.

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).

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