Police: Masked gunman robs Valley Stream gas station

Nassau County police are looking for a masked gunman who robbed a Sunoco gas station early Thursday in Valley Stream.

Police said the suspect wore a black ski mask and used a gold-colored handgun, making off with an unspecified amount of cash and some cigarettes from the station at 1200 Rockaway Ave.

He entered the station at about 3:22 a.m. and also was armed with a hunting knife, police said.

After the clerk complied with the suspect's demand for money, the gunman took the cigarettes and ran off westbound on Rockaway Avenue.

In addition to the ski mask, the suspect, described as about 5-foot-8 and in his early 20s, was wearing a khaki jacket, black pants and black gloves, police said.

No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477. All calls will remain confidential.