Police hunt masked men who used machete in Hempstead holdups

Nassau County police are looking for a group of masked men who used a machete to stage three robberies in Hempstead this week, the robbery squad said Wednesday.

Detectives said the men robbed two 20-year-old women of their handbags, a cell phone and a camera at 1:20 a.m. Friday on Front Street and Broadfield Road.

Later that morning, at 2:55 a.m., the same men are believed to have robbed a 20-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man of cash and a cell phone on Fairview Boulevard.

On Monday, at about 11:35 p.m., masked men took a handbag with a cell phone and personal papers from a 21-year-old woman at Hamilton Road and Roger Street.

No one was injured in the robberies, police said.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers, at 800-244-8477. All callers will remain anonymous.