East Massapequa Man Among Trio Charged in Armed Robberies: Police

Three men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with several robberies that were part of a pattern of crimes committed primarily in the Third Precinct area over a period of time, Suffolk Police said Thursday.

On Tuesday, two men wearing hoodies and masks, entered the Bazar La Bonita, located at 135 East Main St., Bay Shore, and displayed what appeared to be handguns, demanded cash and fled after taking the money from the register at approximately 7:15 p.m., police said.

At approximately 7:30 p.m. two males matching the description of the suspects in the first robbery entered the Envios de Dinero, located at 1843 Fifth Ave., North Bay Shore, and demanded cash. The suspects fled after taking the money and cellphones, police said.

At approximately 7:50 p.m., Third Precinct police officers attempted to stop a 2016 BMW that was believed to be involved in the robberies. The driver refused to stop and a short time later was involved in a crash with another vehicle at New Highway and Ralph Avenue in Copiague. The occupants of the vehicle fled on foot but were quickly apprehended by responding officers from the First and Third Precincts, as well as Canine and Aviation units, police said. The BMW used by the suspects was determined to be a rental which had been reported stolen.

Mykel McLamb, 19, of North Amityville, is charged with first degree robbery, third degree criminal possession of stolen property and one outstanding warrant. Jamel Gay, 20, of Bay Shore, is charged with three counts of first degree robbery, three counts of criminal possession of stolen property, two counts of second degree forgery and one outstanding warrant. Eric Willis, 20, of East Massapequa, five counts of first degree robbery, criminal possession of stolen property and four counts of second degree forgery.

McLamb, Gay and Willis were being held at the Third Precinct and are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Central Islip.

The investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding the robberies to contact the Third Squad at 631-854-8352 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

NCPD photos (left to right): Eric Willis, Jamel Gay and Mykel McLamb