Crime & Safety

Woman Robbed at Gunpoint at Green Acres Mall Parking Lot

The robbery occurred on Thursday afternoon.

VALLEY STREAM, NY - A woman was robbed at gunpoint at a parking lot in Green Acres Mall on Thursday afternoon, according to Nassau County Police.

A man armed with a handgun approached a 60-year-old woman while in Macy’s parking lot at the south exit of the mall, and demanded she remove her rings and hand them over at about 4:15 p.m., police said.

The woman complied and the man fled on foot through the parking lot in an unknown direction, police said.

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No injuries were reported.

The man is described as tall with a thin build, and light complexion, according to police. No further description is available.

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

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