Police are still searching for the suspect who robbed a clerk at knifepoint at the Hempstead Avenue 7-Eleven early Thursday morning.
According to Nassau County detectives, around 2 a.m., a 49-year-old female employee was working at the 7-Eleven store located at 310 Hempstead Ave. when a black male suspect entered into the store and demanded money. The suspect also displayed a large knife.
The victim gave the suspect an unknown amount of cash and he then fled north bound on Hempstead Avenue, police said.
The robbery marks the that the Hempstead Avenue location has been robbed by a knife-wielding suspect in the last month.
On Aug. 24, a suspect also made away with an undetermined amount of cash after threatening two employees with a knife.
The most recent suspect is described as being 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 tall and wearing black pants. He had a white T-shirt pulled up onto his face during the robbery, police said.
Detectives request that anyone with information regarding this crime to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
