Baldwin market robbed by 2 men at gunpoint, police say

Two men robbed a Baldwin market at gunpoint on Friday night, with one kicking the door open after a worker tried to keep them from leaving by closing the front door, Nassau police said.

One robber jumped over the counter at the Express Mart at 757 Foxhurst Rd. at 10:22 p.m.

His face concealed by a red bandanna, he showed a 30-year- old employee a silver handgun, demanding he open the cash register, according to a police news release.

The worker, one of three at the store, complied; the robber took an undetermined amount of money from the register and the already open lottery register.

A 43-year-old worker then shut the door to try to prevent the robbers from leaving, but the one who had jumped over the counter kicked the door, shattering it.

The two men then fled north on Grand Avenue in a full-size, silver car with chrome rims, the police said.

Both men appeared to be about the same age: 19 to 21.

The first, a thin man, is about 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet tall, and wore a gray, hooded sweatshirt.

The second has an average build, is 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, and wore a dark hooded sweatshirt, police said.

Anyone with information should call the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.