Cell Phone Store Stickup Caught on Camera

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By Dan Gesslein, October 28, 2020 

A cell phone store stickup in Flushing was caught on camera and the NYPD is hoping the public can help them catch the robbers. 

At around 6:30 pm on October 12, two men walked into the Metro PCS store at 75-25 Parsone Boulevard and approached the clerk at the counter. Surveillance video captured the scene as one of the men pulled out a gun. The accomplice then went behind the counter and proceeded to stuff 12 cell phones inside a black duffel bag he was carrying. 

As his partner loaded up the phones, the gunman opened the register and stuffed the cash in his own pocket. Investigators said he made off with $522 in cash. 

Then before the pair left, the gunman took the employee’s cell phone which was sitting on the counter. 

The gunman is described as a male with a dark complexion and a medium build, last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a black hooded sweatshirt, a blue face mask, yellow and black gloves, black pants and black shoes. 

The accomplice is described as a male with a medium complexion and a slim build, last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with the "Champion" logo on the front, a black face mask, eye glasses, black pants and black shoes. He was carrying a black duffel bag.

 

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.