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QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Police are searching for a man accused of stealing over $600 from a KFC in Queens on Saturday, according to authorities.
Around 6:30 p.m., a man entered the KFC at 87-19 Jamaica Avenue. The man walked up to a female employee, 26, grabbed her arm, twisted it and demanded money. The man allegedly took $617 from the cash register and left the store.
Police said no injuries were reported. The suspect is subscribed to police by a man with a slim build, around 6'2".
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