Bucktown Boutique Employee Stabbed During Robbery

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago police say that a female employee was stabbed during a robbery at a boutique in Bucktown Wednesday afternoon.

A man entered the Green Goddess Boutique, 1600 block of N. Damen, at around 1 p.m. pretending to be a customer, police said.

After the the employee opened the cash drawer, the man pulled out a knife and demanded money, police said.

The woman, 32, was cut on her hand and was taken to Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center where she is in good condition.

Police say the suspect walked out with an undetermined amount of money. No one is in custody.

"We're just devastated because this is a really nice community," said Elyse Rembos. "We understant residents have put up five thousand dollar reward for information and we would like to match that for a total of ten thousand."

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