Gunmen Stick Up Smoke Shop

Steal $10 Grand from the Till 

Police are searching for the robbers who stuck up a Flushing smoke shop at gunpoint.

By Dan Gesslein

Queens Voice

December 5, 2022 


QUEENS - A pair of masked gunmen robbed a Flushing smoke shop and ran off with 10 grand during an early morning stickup. 


Posing as shoppers the two masked men entered the Continental Smoke Shop located at 107-36 71 Avenue at around 2 am on December 3. While perusing the bongs behind the glass display, one of the men pulled out a black handgun and threatened the clerk behind the counter. He demanded the cashier hand over the contents in the register.


Surveillance video clearly shows the robber pointing the gun directly at the clerk as the cashier frantically tries to comply.



Cops say the worker handed over $10,000 in cash. 


Before leaving, the gunman fired a shot into the floor of the store. Both robbers then ran out of the store into a waiting black vehicle. 





Cops say the suspects appear to be men in their 20s with medium complexion. 





The gunman was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, black hoodie sweater with multi-color letters on the hood, black pants, yellow sneakers, yellow gloves and blue surgical facemask. 



The accomplice was last seen wearing a black jacket, black hoodie sweater, black sweatpants, white sneakers, blue surgical facemask and carrying a black book bag.





Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential. 

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