Crime & Safety
Masked Bandits Rob Clerk at Gunpoint
One displays handgun; robbers take cash and flee Metro PCS store in Hicksville.

Nassau Police are looking for two masked men who robbed a store clerk at gunpoint Monday in Hicksville.
Second Squad detectives said the pair entered te Metro PCS store at 55 Broadway at 1:30 p.m. and demanded money. Both men were wearing bandanas to cover their faces; one displayed a black semi-automatic handgun.
The bandits forced the 55-year-old clerk to lay on the floor as one of them took cash, first from the register and then from the victim.
The suspects fled on foot, southbound on Broadway. No injuries were reported, police said.
Detectives request that anyone with information contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
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