Cops: Armed, Masked Man Robbed Papa John's in Valley Stream

A restaurant in Valley Stream was held up at gunpoint Sunday night, according to Nassau County Police.

Cops said a 21-year-old employee was working alone in Papa John’s on West Merrick Road at 11:30 p.m. when he was approached by an unknown man. The subject revealed a dark semi-automatic handgun and demanded cash from the employee, who cooperated with the demand, police said.

The subject took an unknown amount of cash and wallet from the victim and fled west on Merrick Road on foot, cops said.

No customers were present at the time and the victim was not harmed, police said.

The subject is described as a black man, 6-foot to 6-foot-1, and had long black dreadlocks. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black nylon jacket, black mask, dark sunglasses, light blue jeans, and tan work boots at the time.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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