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Bellmore gas clerk refuses to open door, thwarts robber

A man wearing a ski mask pointed a rifle at a gas station cashier in Bellmore and demanded that he open the station's front door - but the cashier refused and the would-be robber ran off, Nassau police said.

The cashier, 53, reported that the suspect came to the door of the Shamrock gas station, at 2501 Merrick Rd., shortly after 9 p.m.

The rifle-toting suspect banged on the door and...

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