Aquarium Employees Robbed In Parking Lot, 1 Punched: Cops

RIVERHEAD, NY — Long Island Aquarium employees were robbed in the parking lot Saturday afternoon, police said.

According to Riverhead Town Police, the robbery took place at 3:48 p.m.; employees who work as parking lot attendants said they were robbed in the aquarium's eastern parking lot on Ostrander Avenue when an unknown man demanded that they give him the money bag from the parking booth — and one employee was punched, police said.

The robber was able to grab the bag and ran, police said. No injuries were reported.

A check of the area yielded no results. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500. All calls will remain confidential.

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