Manorville gas station robbed at gunpoint, cops say
The robbery at Speedway gas station on the north Sunrise Highway service road at Wading River Road was reported in a 911 call at about 2 a.m. Monday, police said. Credit: Stringer News Service
Suffolk County police said Seventh Squad detectives are investigating the Monday morning armed robbery of a Speedway gas station in Manorville.
The robbery at the station, located on the north Sunrise Highway service road at Wading River Road, was reported in a 911 call at about 2 a.m., police said.
Police said the robber entered the station store, displayed "what appeared to be a gun," stole cash from the register — and fled the scene on foot.
There were no reported injuries and police did not disclose how much was taken.
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