Delivery Driver Robbed At Gunpoint In Nassau

A deliveryman was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint in Lakeview early Saturday morning, police say.

According to police, the deliveryman was making a delivery on Glen Road at 12:15 a.m. and was approached by a man as he got out of his car. The man knocked the food out of his hands. A second man came up behind him and began choking him while putting a gun up to the left side of the deliveryman's head. The second man demanded the deliveryman's belongings, and went through his pockets and threw him to the ground. While he was on the ground, one of the men went through his pockets again. The two stole his cell phone and cash.

While he was on the ground, the two men started talking. The deliveryman jumped in his car and drove away, and then called police when he got back to his store.

The first robber was about 5 feet tall, 150 pounds wearing a dark shirt and dark sweatpants. The second man was about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, 160 pounds with a thin build, wearing a hat.

Detectives ask anyone with information about this crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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