Flip-flop bandit sought in BP gas station robbery, cops say

The robber wore flip-flops.

Now, Nassau County police are asking for your assistance in identifying — and, locating — the flip-flop wearing suspect, who they said robbed a North Massapequa gas station on Aug. 6.

The robbery occurred at the BP station on Broadway at about 11:50 p.m. Police said the suspect “displayed a weapon,” but did not say what type of weapon was shown. During the robbery, the suspect took $300 from the station register, then fled.

Surveillance footage shows the man wearing a hooded jacket, shorts, a bandanna covering his face — and flip-flops.

Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”