Crime & Safety
Thieves Feign Gun To Rob Queens Dunkin' Donuts: NYPD
One man pretended to have the gun in his pocket while another stole $200 from the chain eatery in East Elmhurst, cops say.
EAST ELMHURST, QUEENS -- Cops are searching for two men who robbed a Queens Dunkin' Donuts on Wednesday and feigned a gun to frighten its patrons and employees.
The duo held up a Dunkin' Donuts in East Elmhurst after entering the chain coffee shop at 100-09 Astoria Blvd. through a parking lot door just before 1 a.m., police said.
One man used his fingers to simulated a gun through his jacket pocket while the other jumped over the service counter and snatched around $200 from the cash register, cops said. The two then fled the restaurant in an unknown direction.
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No one was injured during the heist, police said.
The NYPD released surveillance photos of the two men on Thursday. Police described the man who feigned a gun as roughly 5-foot-7 and about 2oo pounds, and the man who snatched the money as being around 6 feet tall and 160 pounds.
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Lead photos via NYPD.
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