Police: Bethpage Robbery Sends Man to Hospital

Authorities are looking for information on a Bethpage robbery that sent a man to the hospital Saturday at 11:15 p.m.

According to police, two men approached a 26-year-old man and began punching the victim in his head and face on South Oyster Bay Road, near the intersection of Stewart Avenue.

The robbers took a gold chain around the victim’s neck and fled on foot in an unknown direction, police said.

The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for lacerations on his head and face.

Authorities described the suspects as black and between the ages of 17 and 25 years old.

Anyone with information on the incident can anonymously contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

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