Police: Gunman robs Elmont gas station

A man wearing a gray bucket hat, red T-shirt, beige cargo shorts, black-and-white sandals and armed with a black handgun robbed a 76 gas station in Elmont on Monday night, taking cash before fleeing on foot, Nassau County police said.

The armed robbery took place at the station on Linden Boulevard, near the Queens border, at about 8:45 p.m.

No customers were present and, police said, the attendant was not injured.

It was not clear how much money was taken.

Police said the suspect is believed to be in his 20s, about 5-foot-10 with a thin build.

Police ask anyone with information about the robbery to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.

By John Valenti

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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.”