Bandits Holdup Nostrand Ave 7-Eleven For Cash, Cigarettes & Lotto Tickets, Cops Say

Bandits Holdup Nostrand Ave 7-Eleven For Cash, Cigarettes & Lotto Tickets, Cops Say
(Photos provided by the NYPD)
(Photos provided by the NYPD)

Cops are searching for three men wanted for an armed robbery last month at the 7-Eleven on Nostrand Avenue near Avenue Y.

Police say the suspects entered the store just before 4am on Thursday, November 19. One of the robbers, a black man wearing a black hooded jacket, drew a silver firearm on the 52-year-old employee while the other thieves went behind the counter and demanded cash from the register, according to authorities. The worker handed over an undetermined amount of money while the suspects loaded up on the store’s Newport cigarettes and lottery tickets. One of them also took the employees wallet, which contained $3,000 in cash, the NYPD says.

The three robbers then fled the store. The employee was not injured, police say.

The two other suspects are also described as black men, one wearing a blue hooded sweater with a white drawing on the front, black sweat pants with white dots, and black sneakers. The third suspect was wearing a red shirt over a black t-shirt.

Police provided surveillance photos of the suspects.

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.