Man Robs Upper East Side Spa At Knifepoint: Police

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police are trying to identify a man wanted in connection with the robbery of an Upper East Side spa.

The suspect entered Wellness Massage Spa on East 80th Street, between Second and Third avenues, around 3:35 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20 and brandished a knife at a 40-year-old female employee, police told Patch. After receiving $200 the man fled the store in an unknown direction, police said.

Nobody was injured during the robbery, police said.

The suspect (pictured above) is a man with black hair and a black beard, police said. He was wearing a gray knit cap, a white shirt, a blue jacket with the letter "R" on the back, blue jeans and white sneakers with black soles and laces at the time of the robbery, police told Patch.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.

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