Man Robs NYC 7-Elevens At Gunpoint For Cash And Cigarettes: Cops

NEW YORK, NY — Cops are searching for a man who robbed two 7-Elevens — one in Manhattan, one in Brooklyn — within a matter of hours last week.

The man first went into a 7-Eleven on York Avenue near the Upper East Side around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, police said. He took out a handgun and demanded a 56-year-old employee hand over money, and left with $500 and 20 cartons of cigarettes, police said.

The thief then hopped on a Q train at the 86th Street station.

The next morning, the same man went into a 7-Eleven on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, this time with an accomplice. One of the two stood at the door as a lookout while the other went up to the employee at the counter and, again at gunpoint, demanded money, police said.

The two left with $100 and about 70 cartons of cigarettes, police said.

Cops released photos of the man taken at the 86th Street subway station:

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.