Crime & Safety
Masked Man Robs Huntington Station Store at Gunpoint
All customers and employees were forced into the rear of the store Sunday night, police said.
Detectives are investigating a robbery where an armed man entered a Huntington Station store, forced the employees and customers into the rear of the store and made an employee open a safe Sunday night, police said.
According to authorities, a masked man carrying a handgun entered Pier 1 Imports, located at 7 East Jericho Turnpike, and restrained the customers and employees while he removed cash from the register drawers and demanded an employee to open the safe at 7 p.m.
Police described the robber as male, black, between 5-foot-10-inches and 6 feet tall, with a thin to medium build and wearing a mask and a hooded sweatshirt.
Suffolk County Police said similar robberies have occurred in Suffolk County this year, including:
- Gunman Ties Up Workers, Customers at N. Lindenhurst Women’s Clothing Store
- Man Robs East Farmingdale Women’s Clothing Store at Gunpoint
- Gunman Ties Up Employees During Robbery at West Babylon Store
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
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