Police: Man charged in Uniondale robberies

Police said he robbed two women in two separate incidents 20 minutes apart Sunday afternoon in Uniondale.

Now, Edwin Reyes-Colindres, 23, of 23 Taylor Avenue, Hempstead, is under arrest, charged with two counts of first-degree robbery. He is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday in First District Court in Hempstead, police said.

Nassau County police said the robberies took place between 4:30 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. at two locations in Uniondale — each woman robbed as she walked along the street.

The first incident occurred on Uniondale Avenue, where police said Reyes-Colindres made believe he had a handgun and robbed a 30-year-old woman of cash and a cell phone. Police said Reyes-Colindres then robbed a 26-year-old woman about 20 minutes later on Jerusalem Avenue.

But a passerby saw the second robbery and notified police — and Reyes-Colindres was arrested a short time later behind the Hempstead Middle School on Greenwich Street in Hempstead, police said.

The robbery proceeds were recovered at the scene.