Northampton police are searching for the man wo stole money from a Girl Scout troop.
Police said the suspect approached the girls selling cookies in the foyer of the store at 180 North King Street at about 7:50 p.m..
He had a conversation with one of the girls and then reached over and grabbed the metal tin containing an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.
The suspect then fled to an awaiting vehicle that was parked in the front of the store.
The father of one of the girls chased the man and approached the vehicle as the suspect entered. The parent’s hand got stuck in the window and he was dragged across the parking lot. He was able to remove his hand from the vehicle, but sustained multiple injuries to his face, hands and arms, officials said.
He was treated and released from the Cooley Dickinson Hospital.
Police ask that anyone with information about the case contact Detective Peter Fappiano at the Northampton Police Detective Bureau at (413) 587-1105.