Crime & Safety
Robbers Snatch $1,000 In Cannabis, Rolling Papers From LIC Shop: NYPD
Two men entered Queens Cloud Smoke Shop, located at 12-09 Jackson Ave., and held three people at gunpoint, police said.

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — An employee and two customers at a smoke shop in Long Island City were held at gunpoint during a robbery Wednesday night, police said.
Two men entered Queens Cloud Smoke Shop, located at 12-09 Jackson Ave., pulled out two firearms, and demanded the cashier put merchandise and cash into a bag about 11 p.m., the NYPD said.
The robbers then forced the employee and two customers to the bottom floor of the store, demanded more merchandise, and punched the shop worker before they fled, authorities said.
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The employee sustained minor injuries, and no arrests have been made, police said.
The robbers took about $1,000 in cannabis flowers and Raw rolling papers, cops said.
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