Crime & Safety
Man Robs Hundreds Of Dollars From Jackson Heights Gas Station: NYPD
The BP gas station employee gave the robber about $1,000 from the cash register on Friday, police said.
QUEENS — A man robbed a Jackson Heights gas station after threatening a cashier at knifepoint on Friday, police said.
A man threatened a 24-year-old man working at a BP gas station at 75-15 Northern Blvd., who then gave the robber about $1,000 from the cash register on Friday around 11:15 p.m., the NYPD said.
The robber fled and no injuries were reported, authorities said.
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Police released images of the robber on Sunday.
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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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