Nassau police seek robber of Valley Stream cellphone store

Nassau police are looking for a man who robbed a Valley Stream cellphone store armed with a handgun on Monday morning.

Police said the man walked into the T-Mobile at 116 Rockaway Ave. at 11:26 a.m., flashed the black handgun and demanded all the customers and employees go to the back of the store.

The suspect then demanded cash and merchandise from the store's manager, who gave him an unknown amount of cash and three new cellphones, police said. He then fled on foot westbound on West Mineola Avenue, police said. There were two employees and two customers inside the store at the time, and no one was hurt.

The robber was described as being 5 ft. 10 inches tall and 20 to 25 years old with a thin build. Police said he was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans, gloves, a mask and was carrying a black laundry bag at the time of the robbery.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.