Men Rob Nine Jars Of Tobacco Products From Bayside Smoke Shop: NYPD

BAYSIDE, QUEENS — Two men robbed nine jars of tobacco products from a smoke shop in Bayside on Tuesday, police reported.

Police are searching for the two men who pretended to pay for merchandise with a fake app at the smoke shop located at 43-21 Bell Blvd. and robbed nine jars of tobacco after the payment failed to process, the NYPD said.

The men fled southbound in a black vehicle on Bell Blvd., authorities said.

Police released images of the men on Wednesday.

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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips.