Video: Man Uses Fingers in Pockets as Gun to Rob Harbor Gateway Convenience Store

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Police on Thursday released video of a man who robbed a convenience store in the Harbor Gateway area.

The robbery occurred at 11:55 p.m. on Nov. 11, when the man entered the store in the 500 block of West El Segundo Boulevard, grabbed a bottle of water and proceeded to the front counter, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

"After waiting for multiple customers to leave the store, he simulated a handgun and ordered employees to take money out of the cash register and place it on the counter," according to a police statement. "He then jumped over the counter and removed around $300 ... from the cash register."

WARNING: Video contains graphic language

The suspect fled on foot.

He's described as white or Hispanic, 45 to 65 years old, 5-feet-9 inches tall and around 250 pounds.

"He was wearing a light blue long-sleeved dress shirt, blue jean shorts, white socks, black ankle-high tennis shoes and a fedora hat," police said.

The man also has tattoos on his left index finger and hand which extend up his wrist and another tattoo above his right knee.

Anyone with information about the suspect was asked to call the investigating detective at (213) 972-7931. Tipsters can also call the LAPD's 24- hour line at (877) 527-3247 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

-- City News Service, photo via YouTube screen grab.