A trio of robbers held up a Garden City Park gas station early Wednesday morning and fled the scene with cash and cartons of cigarettes, the Nassau County Police Third Squad reported.
Third Squad detectives said three black male suspects wearing masks and gloves entered the BP Gas Station at 2298 Jericho Turnpike, manned by two male employees, at 1:13 a.m. on Dec. 22. One suspect moved behind the cash register and pointed a black handgun at one of the station employees while the other two suspects removed an unspecified amount of cash from the station register and took 10 cartons of cigarettes.
The suspects then forced the second victim to lie on the floor while they took his wallet and its contents.
The three suspects all fled on foot southbound through the station parking lot, hopping a fence at the back of the parking lot to get away.
Detective ask anyone with information about the robbery contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
