Crime & Safety
3 People Attacked Clerk, Robbed Store: Nassau Police
Police say a man handcuffed the clerk and punched him in the head, then others helped him rob the store.
BELLEROSE TERRACE, NY — Three people robbed a store and attacked a clerk on the Nassau/Queens border Saturday morning, and police are asking anyone with information to come forward.
According to police, a man and woman entered It's Lit Smoke Shop, located at 225-06 Jamaica Ave. in Bellerose Terrace, at 6:15 a.m. Police say the man walked behind the counter and forced the employee, a 37-year-old man, into a back room, where he punched him in the face and restrained him with handcuffs.
A second man then entered the store, and police say all three suspects began to take merchandise and cash from the register. The three then fled south on 225th Street.
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The clerk had a small cut to his head and declined medical attention.
Police ask anyone with information about the robbery to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
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