Hicksville Man Arrested For Gunpoint Robbery: Police

A Hicksville man was arrested Friday for robbing a man at gunpoint in February, police say.

According to authorities, Alberto Alvarez, 25, and another person who has yet to be arrested approached a 35-year-old man who had just walked home from work and was in front of his Broadway home in Westbury at 7:55 p.m.

Alvarez and the other suspect displayed a handgun and placed it to the man's forehead and demanded money, police say. Alvarez and the other robber fled the scene with about $500 in proceeds, police say.

An investigation led authorities to identifying Alvarez and he was located at his home Friday at 11:40 p.m. and placed under arrest.

Alvarez was charged with first-degree robbery, criminal use of a firearm and an unrelated charge of fourth-degree grand larceny for property that was recovered from his home, police say.

He will be arraigned Saturday at First District Court in Hempstead.

Image of Broadway (not exact location of robbery) via Google Maps