Crime & Safety
Robber Flashes Gun, Bolts With Cash From Mount Sinai Smoke Shop: Police
The robber demanded cash from a store clerk and then ran away, Suffolk police said.
MOUNT SINAI, NY — A smoke shop in Mount Sinai was robbed at gunpoint on Friday afternoon, Suffolk police said.
A man went inside Mount Sinai Smoke Shop on Nesconset Highway, waved a gun, and then demanded cash, police said, adding that the clerk complied, and the robber ran away.
No one was injured.
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The robbery took place at around 3 p.m., police said.
The investigation is continuing, according to police.
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Anyone with information is asked to call 6th Squad detectives at (631) 854-8643 or Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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