Crime & Safety
2 Men Robbed Baldwin Smoke Shop At Gunpoint
Nassau police are asking anyone with information about the robbery to come forward.
BALDWIN, NY — Nassau County police are searching for two men who they say robbed a smoke shop in Baldwin at gunpoint Thursday night.
According to police, the two men entered Sam Smoke and Tobacco Smoke Shop, located at 768 Merrick Road, at 8:10 p.m. They approached an employee, and one of the men pointed a handgun at him, demanding money. The employee complied, and the two men fled the scene on foot with cash.
The robbers are described as black men in their mid-twenties, 5 feet, 9 inches tall with average builds.
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The employee was the only other person in the store at the time of the robbery. No one was injured.
Police ask anyone with information about this crime to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS, or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.
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