Crime & Safety

Police: Gunman Robs Deer Park Gas Station Christmas Eve

Sixth gas station robbery in Deer Park-North Babylon in the past month.

A man armed with a gun robbed a Deer Park gas station on Christmas Eve, police said.

The incident occurred at the Extra gas station located at 1786 Deer Park Avenue, at the corner of Grand Boulevard, at 6 p.m., police said.

An employee gave the man cash, who then fled, police said. No injuries were reported and no arrests have been made.

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There have been six gas station robberies in the area–five in Deer Park and one in North Babylon–over the past month. On Monday, a mile away from the Extra station, two men armed with guns robbed a Sunoco station on Deer Park Avenue.

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