Man uses $1 bill to rob NYC store

Police in New York were on the hunt for a man who robbed a store with a $1 bill.

The NYPD says it happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday in Queens.

Police say the man went into a gas station on Queens Blvd. in Long Island City and passed the clerk a $1 bill that had a hand-written not on it demanding cash.

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They say the man also threatened violence.  The clerk complied and handed over a bag with $250 inside of it.  The robber took the cash and his own $1 bill.

There were no injuries.

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