Clerk hurt in Hauppauge convenience store robbery, cops say
A clerk at a 7-Eleven store in Hauppauge suffered a minor injury during an early morning robbery Monday, police said.
Suffolk County police received a 911 call at 1:49 a.m. reporting a possible robbery at the store on Town Line Road. Police said the robber displayed "what appeared to be a gun" -- and demanded cash.
Investigators are now confident the weapon was a BB gun. The clerk apparently was struck by a fired BB and suffered a minor wound that required stitches at Stony Brook University Hospital, police said.
The robber was described as 6-foot tall with a thin build.
Police did not detail how much cash was taken.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding the robbery to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.
All calls will remain confidential, police said.
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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