New Mei Ho Kitchen in Uniondale robbed at gunpoint, cops say
Nassau County police are looking for two suspects, believed to be teens, who robbed New Mei Ho Kitchen in Uniondale at gunpoint on Monday night.
The robbery took place at the Chinese restaurant on Uniondale Avenue at about 8:30 p.m. Police said the two suspects, armed with a black handgun, entered the takeout place and “demanded money” from the 40-year-old female employee. She complied.
The suspects then fled. No one was injured.
Police said both suspects are believed to be teens. Both wore blue hooded sweatshirts, police said.
Police are asking 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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