Man walking on Hicksville street robbed at gunpoint, cops say
Police are searching for a suspect who attacked a man walking along a street in Hicksville late Wednesday, punching him in the stomach and robbing him at gunpoint before fleeing.
The robbery occurred on southbound Jerusalem Avenue near 9th Street at about 10:20 p.m., Nassau County police said.
Police said the victim, identified as a 25-year-old man, was not injured in the attack.
Taken during the robbery was a phone, wallet and backpack containing personal property, police said. Police did not disclose the value of the items, but said that during the attack the suspect “pointed a black handgun” at the victim.
Police ask anyone with information about the robbery to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477. All calls will remain confidential.
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.”
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