Worker's teeth knocked out in robbery

Police are investigating the attempted robbery of a Uniondale store Friday night in which one worker had his two front teeth knocked out and another was threatened with a handgun, Nassau police said.

Two men entered Quality 99 Cents Store, 1054 Jerusalem Ave., at 6:20 p.m. and one of them "armed with a silver handgun in one hand and possibly metal knuckles in the other jumped over a counter where a male employee was standing, demanded money and then punched the employee in the face and head," Nassau police said in a Saturday news release.

The suspect "dragged" the male worker around the counter and "proceeded to check his pockets for money," police said. The second suspect "pressed a black handgun to the neck of a female employee," police said.

The suspects fled on foot without taking anything, police said.

The male worker was taken to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries - cuts to his face and two lost front teeth, police said.

The female worker was not hurt.

Anyone with information is urged to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All callers will be kept anonymous.