Police: Man robbed two women within 20 minutes in Uniondale
Police have arrested a Hempstead man they said robbed two women in two separate incidents 20 minutes apart Sunday afternoon in Uniondale.
Edwin Reyes-Colindres, 23, of 23 Taylor Ave., Hempstead, is under arrest, charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, police said. He was 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 pretended 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 Hempstead Middle School on Greenwich Street in Hempstead, police said.
The robbery proceeds were recovered at the scene. police said.
Breast cancer does not have one face: Survivors share their stories Long Island breast cancer survivors talk about their mission to give back and support others.
Breast cancer does not have one face: Survivors share their stories Long Island breast cancer survivors talk about their mission to give back and support others.
