North Merrick used-car dealership robbed by masked men, cops say
Two masked men, armed with a handgun, robbed a used-car dealership in North Merrick on Tuesday, stealing cash and other items from a salesman before fleeing the scene, police said.
Nassau County police said the salesman, whose identity was not released, suffered a laceration to his face during the robbery — and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The robbery took place at Jerusalem Auto Inc. on Jerusalem Avenue at about 6:15 p.m.
The two men, both wearing black ski masks and hoods, entered the dealership, struck the salesman on the head with an unknown object, then threw him to the ground, police said. Then, police said, the pair rifled the man’s pockets, taking cash, his wristwatch and a wallet before fleeing.
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.”
