Suspects sought in Uniondale robberies

In the first of the Saturday robberies, two teen victims, aged 15 and 17, were leaving Smith Street Park about 6 p.m. when two men followed them into a parking lot. The men, one of whom had a knife, police said, demanded the victims empty their pockets.

The men took two cellphones and fled east on Smith Street. The victims were not injured.

One suspect was described as a man 18 to 20 years old, 5-foot-5, of average build, with a teardrop tattoo on his face. He was wearing a blue jacket with white stripes and jeans. The other man, who was carrying the knife, police said, was described as a muscular man about 6 feet tall. He was wearing a light brown jacket and jeans.

The second robbery occurred at a 7-Eleven store on Front Street several hours later, police said.

In that robbery, two men, both armed with black handguns, entered the store at 9:40 p.m. One of the men held his gun on a male customer who was ordered to lie on the floor, while the other pointed his gun at the cashier and demanded the store's cash be placed in a plastic bag.

When the cashier opened the register, the suspect grabbed the cash tray. Both men fled north on Arcadia Avenue. No one was injured in the robbery.

The 7-Eleven robbery suspects are described as about 25 years old. One wore a blue hooded sweatshirt with dark pants and sneakers, and the other wore jeans, a dark jacket with a striped shirt hanging out beneath it, a white baseball cap with red lettering, black sneakers, and carried a white plastic bag.

Police ask anyone with information on either robbery to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.