Gunpoint Robbery In Nassau Leads To 4 Arrests: PD

SYOSSET, NY —Four men were arrested after a robbery that took place in August in Syosset, police said.

According to Nassau County police, the robbery took place at 10:15 a.m.; the four men entered a storage facility located on Underhill Boulevard and restrained multiple individuals with zip ties while holding them at gunpoint, police said.

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The four men then proceeded to remove multiple pallets of goods that included marijuana, as well as various amounts of United States currency from multiple people, before fleeing the scene, police said.

After an extensive investigation, in conjunction with the electronics squad and Bureau of Special Operations, detectives identified three of the men as Yuanjun Wang, 23, of Flushing, Junjie Chen, 25, of College Point and Jiyong Mi, 30, of College Point, police said.

On October 14, the three were located in Queens and placed under arrest without incident, police said.

The fourth man, Shuai Yang, 34, of Flushing, was located at his residence on October 23, and placed under arrest without incident, police said.

All four were arrested and charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree robbery, police said.

Yang was slated for arraignment Saturday at First District Court in Hempstead; Wang, Chen and Mi were previously arraigned on October 15, police said.