Woman Beaten, Her Necklace Snatched At Nassau Gas Station: Police

EAST HILLS, NY — A woman who stopped for gas at Mobil Gas Station in East Hills was beaten and robbed of her necklace Tuesday by three people who sped away in a U-Haul truck, Nassau police said.

Just before 2 p.m., the woman, 36, was trying to move her vehicle up to the gas pump, and asked an unknown female to move her U-Haul truck, but she instead struck her to the ground, at which point two unknown male suspects exited the U-Haul and one of them began to kick, punch, and strike the woman, according to police.

The female then ripped a necklace from the woman’s neck, and all three suspects went inside the U-Haul and sped away, westbound on the Long Island Expressway South Service Road, police said.

The female victim refused medical attention at the scene, according to police.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

The first suspect is described as wearing a white T-shirt, black biker shorts, and black/white sneakers, police said, adding that the second suspect was wearing black shorts and baby blue basketball shorts.

The third suspect is described as wearing a white tank top, black shorts, and white sneakers, according to police.

Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 1-800-244-TIPS, or to call 911.

All callers will remain anonymous.