Crime & Safety
West Hempstead Gas Station Robbed at Gunpoint
Suspect makes off with cash and cigarettes from OK Gas Station on Hempstead Avenue.
A West Hempstead gas station was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning, according to Nassau Police.
According to detectives, a 44-year-old male employee was working alone at the OK Gas Station located at 151 Hempstead Avenue when he was approached by a male suspect around 4 a.m.
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The suspect displayed what appeared to be a gun and demanded cash and cigarettes, police said. The employee complied and the suspect fled on foot westbound towards Westminster Road.
There were no injuries reported.
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Detectives ask anyone with information about this crime to call the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
All callers will remain anonymous.
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