Men Threaten Queens Smoke Shop Cashier At Gunpoint, Take Merch: NYPD

QUEENS — Two men robbed more than $10,000 in merchandise from a smoke shop in Sunnyside Thursday, police said.

The men entered "Puffume Smoke Shop," located at 43-45 44th St., and threatened a 21-year-old woman working behind the register at gunpoint about 2:10 p.m., the NYPD said.

They took about $10,500 worth of store merchandise before fleeing in a white 2014 Honda Accord with a NY license plate, cops said.

One of the robbers was last seen wearing a black face mask, a blue hooded sweatshirt, a black backpack, pink gloves, black pants and black shoes, and the other was last seen wearing a white face mask, a black t-shirt, black gloves, and black pants.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.