Crime & Safety
Te-Amo Robbed by Stun Gun-Toting Suspect
The suspect demanded money after asking for a pack of cigarettes.
Te-Amo was robbed Wednesday morning at 10:20 a.m. by a suspect who displayed a stun gun and demanded money from the store clerk.
According to detectives, an unknown male white subject entered the store at 704 Merrick Avenue and asked the store clerk for a pack of cigarettes. As the 45-year-old male victim was getting them, the subject came around the counter demanding money while displaying a stun gun.
The victim surrendered an unknown amount of U.S. currency and the subject fled the scene on foot northbound on Merrick Avenue to eastbound Mill Road.
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No injuries were reported.
Police said that the subject is described as unshaven with dark hair and was wearing a black knit hat, black jacket, blue jeans, gloves and black sunglasses.
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Detectives request anyone with information regarding this crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-TIPS.
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