Cops Link Suspects In Ocean Avenue H & F Heist To Another Robbery In Bath Beach

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Cops believe two men involved in an August armed robbery at the H & F Grocery on Ocean Avenue may have also committed another stickup at a deli in Bath Beach.

Police say two masked men entered the H & F Grocery at 2811 Ocean Avenue just after midnight on August 31. They pointed a gun in the face of a cashier and ordered him to get on the ground before taking $2,500 in cash, two cartons of Newport cigarettes, and the cashier’s iPhone before fleeing the store, according to the NYPD.

A month later, police say the same men showed up brandishing firearms at a deli at 180 Bay 35th Street. They ordered the worker to get on the ground and then stole $1,200 in cash, the employee’s iPhone and then left the store to flee in a dark-colored sedan, cops say.

According to police, both suspects are described as black men between 25 and 35 years old. One is about six feet tall, 190 pounds, with short black hair. He  was last seen wearing a black cargo vest, black pants, a black du-rag, and a red mask. The other is about five feet, nine inches tall, 180 pounds, with short black hair. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants, a black du-rag, and a black neoprene ski mask.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.