Armed Men Rob North Babylon Red Mango, Employee Hurt

An employee at the North Babylon Red Mango frozen yogurt shop suffered minor injuries during an armed robbery late Tuesday night, police said.

According to police, two men wearing ski masks and armed with handguns approached the rear door of store located at 1184 Deer Park Avenue in the Sunset Plaza shopping center around 11:40 p.m.

One of the men punched and struck an employee with a handgun, police said.

A second employee was instructed to open the safe. The employee complied and handed over an undetermined amount of cash. The robbers fled on foot in the direction of Woods Road, police said.

One employee suffered minor injuries and the other employee was not hurt, police said.

The robbers are described as about 6-foot tall, wearing dark ski masks, black windbreakers, black hoodies, black jeans and black sneakers.

The investigation is continuing and detectives are asking anyone with information about the robbery to call First Squad detectives at 631-854-8152 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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