Nassau Teen Charged With Multiple Robberies

A 16-year-old Lakeview boy was arrested by police on Thursday and charged with four robberies that happened over the last two months in multiple areas of Nassau County.

According to police, the teen arranged purchases on Facebook Long Island Buy and Facebook Market Place, and then arrange to meet at a location. When the teen and the victim were there, he would steal the item and threaten to use a gun, police said. In one robbery, police said he pulled out a black handgun.

The robberies took place in Lakeview, Rockville Centre and Roosevelt between Jan. 6 and Feb. 25, police said.

The teen, whom police did not name, is charged with three counts of first-degree robbery, one count of third-degree robbery and one count of petty larceny. He is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Friday.

Police ask anyone else who thinks they may have been a victim to contact the Nassau County Robbery Squad at 516-573-2800.