Cops: Robbers target man at Elmont bus stop carrying hoverboard
Nassau County police are searching for two men accused of robbing a man at gunpoint of his hoverboard and wallet at an Elmont bus stop Friday night.
Police said the men approached a 22-year-old man waiting at the bus stop at Elmont and Village avenues about 10:45 p.m.
One of the robbers pointed a black handgun at the victim, demanded cash and stole the hoverboard he was carrying, police said.
Police said the other robber stole the victim's wallet.
The suspects sped away in a two-door black car, seen heading east on Village Avenue. The victim was not injured.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All calls are confidential.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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