DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton police are searching for a man they believe held a knife to the throat of an employee during a robbery Monday night in Dayton. The incident happened at the Family Dollar store in the 500 block of Troy Street.

Police said a man entered the store with a knife and put it up to a cashier’s neck before grabbing the money in the register and fleeing the scene.

Investigators said some customers tried to follow the man but lost him.