Cashier Robbed At Gunpoint At Ridgewood Smoke Shop: NYPD

QUEENS — A cashier at a smoke shop was robbed at gunpoint in Ridgewood last week, police said.

Three men robbed $1,000 from a 27-year-old employee at Globe Smoke & Convenience on the corner of Cypress Avenue and Putnam Avenue on Wednesday, July 19, about 1:10 p.m., the NYPD said.

The men also took $600 from the cash register, according to authorities.

The robbers fled on bicycles southbound on Madison Street, cops said.

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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.