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Nassau Couple Robbed Dunkin' At Knifepoint: Police

Police said one of them robbed the store and the other drove the getaway car. They're both facing first-degree robbery charges.

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Nassau County police say Vincent Traficante and Marina Tsoukalis robbed a Westbury Dunkin' at knifepoint in March.
Nassau County police say Vincent Traficante and Marina Tsoukalis robbed a Westbury Dunkin' at knifepoint in March. (Nassau County Police Department)

WESTBURY, NY — A Hicksville couple were arrested Tuesday after police said they robbed a Dunkin' at knifepoint in March.

According to police, at 6:20 a.m. on March 21, Vincent Traficante, 34, entered the Dunkin' at 840 Carman Ave. in Westbury. Police said he demanded money from the register and pulled out a large knife. The 30-year-old man who was working at the store complied, police said, and Traficante fled the store and got into the passenger side of a Honda Civic driven by Marina Tsoukalis, 32.

After an investigation, police arrested Traficante and Tsoukalis, who both reside on Holman Boulevard in Hicksville.

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Both Traficante and Tsoukalis are charged with first-degree robbery. They are scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.

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