Cops probe Elmont street robbery
Police are investigating the Wednesday night robbery of a pedestrian in Elmont.
The victim, a 19-year-old man, was walking south on Elzey Avenue in the area of Blackstone Street at 9:30 p.m. when two males walking north passed him, Nassau County police said.
"The victim was then approached by one of [the] subjects who put a sharp object in his side and demanded property," police said in a news release.
Police said the victim surrendered a handheld game console and the suspects fled north on Elzey, toward Hempstead Turnpike. The victim did not report any injuries.
Detectives urge anyone with information about the robbery to anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
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