Nassau Police Say Man Assaulted, Robbed by People He Contacted Online

A man was robbed Thursday morning outside of the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream by people he met online to arrange a sale, police said.

According to detectives, the 29-year-old man arranged to meet two subjects at 2034 Green Acres Mall, Sunrise Highway, in Valley Stream, to sell clothing items at 7:35 a.m. The meeting was arranged through a social media site known as “Let It Go.”

One of the robbers asked the man to see the items being sold. When the man bent down to retrieve the items from his bag, the two robbers began to punch him in his face and body. The first robber then took the bag, which contained the merchandise, and fled on foot southbound on Mayfield Lane.

Both robbers are described as black men between 20 and 25 years old.

Detectives ask anyone with information regarding this crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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