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Trio Robs 2 Stores in 15 Minutes The NYPD is searching for these three men in connection with two robberies in Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice February 21, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for a trio of stickup men who tried to knock over a smoke shop and then a flooring store all within the space of 15 minutes. At around 11 pm on February 18, three men were caught on surveillance video walking into a smoke shop at 30-07 39 Avenue. Cops said the three men simulated having guns and tried to gain access to behind the counter. When they couldn’t the trio left empty handed.  Cops said the same crew struck again 15 minutes later on Roosevelt Avenue. The crew walked into a flooring store and simulated having handguns. They forced their way behind the counter and removed $1,000 from the cash register. The crew then fled on foot.   No one was injured in either robbery.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects. The first crew member is described as a...

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 ...