Police investigate armed robbery of 99 Cent Time in Elmont
An undated Google view of the 99 Cent Time store on Elmont Road in Elmont. Credit: Google
Two men, armed with a handgun, robbed a 99-cent store in Elmont Tuesday, striking a clerk in the head with the gun before fleeing, police said.
Nassau County police are searching for the two assailants -- and are asking your help in locating the suspects.
The robbery at 99 Cent Time on Elmont Road took place at 9:38 p.m., police said.
Police said the two suspects -- one, believed to be about 30 years old, 6-feet tall with a medium build, wearing a black hooded jacket; the other, about 20 years old, 5 feet, 6 inches tall with a medium build and wearing a blue hooded jacket -- then demanded cash, pistol-whipped the clerk in the head, took money from the register and fled. The clerk suffered a laceration to his head and was transported to a hospital for treatment, police said.
Police said there were two other employees in the store, but said neither was injured.
It was not clear how much money was taken.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding the robbery to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.
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.”
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