Crime & Safety
Armed Robbery Of Astoria Gas Station Caught On Video: NYPD
Two men were caught on surveillance video pointing a gun at an Astoria gas station worker and emptying the cash register in front of him.
ASTORIA, QUEENS — Two masked men were caught on surveillance video pointing a gun at an Astoria gas station worker and emptying the cash register in front of him.
The stick-up happened just before 9 p.m. Thursday inside the Mobil gas station at the corner of 21st Street and Broadway, police said in a news release.
The duo walked in and headed behind the sales counter, where one of the men pulled out a gun and pointed it at the 65-year-old man working the register.
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The men took $450 from the cash register and the worker's cell phone, then fled south on 21st Street, according to police.
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