Crime & Safety
Masked Gunmen Rob Suffolk CVS, Tie Up Employees
BREAKING: The three robbers reportedly got away after a police chase.
PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY – Three men armed with guns robbed a Suffolk County CVS pharmacy early Tuesday, Suffolk Police said.
According to police, the three men, who were wearing ski masks, entered the CVS located at 4331 Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station around 3:40 a.m. They restrained at least one employee and stole money and narcotics before fleeing in a vehicle. No one was injured.
Police pursued the fleeing vehicle, a 2016 Mercedes-Benz across Long Island, possibly as far as Queens, before losing track of the car, ABC 7 reported.
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The same men may be behind a string of recent pharmacy robberies in Queens, the report says.
Police are asking anyone with information on the robbery to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-8555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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Port Jefferson Station, NY- 3 male hispanics all armed with guns entered the CVS Pharmacy on Rte 347, tied up the employees and made off with narcotics from the pharmacy. They were chased into Queens but lost. Part of a crime spree by this crew. pic.twitter.com/tDsR7L43gH
— Stringer News (@Stringernews) April 3, 2018
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