Police investigate armed robbery of Elmont gas station
Police are searching for an armed robber who they said stole cash Sunday night from a gas station in Elmont.
The robbery occurred at a Sunoco station on Linden Boulevard at 9:16 p.m., Nassau County police said. No one was injured.
Police said the suspect, identified as being about 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 200 pounds, entered the gas station wearing a mask.
The suspect then displayed a black revolver with a wooden handle and demanded cash from the clerk, police said.
Police said the clerk complied and the robber then fled in a silver, four-door vehicle.
It was not clear how much money was taken.
Police ask anyone with information 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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