Police say two people have been arrested
in the robbery of two gas stations in Nassau County on Monday.
According to detectives, three male
subjects entered a Shell gas station located at 650 Hillside Avenue in North
New Hyde Park at 5:05 a.m.
Police say Rahquan Brooks, 18, of the
Bronx, a 16-year-old male juvenile, and a male subject not yet apprehended, attempted to gain entry behind the register area, which was
locked.
The three males then proceeded to pull
down the plexiglass barrier and the 35-year-old male employee called police,
causing the suspects to flee the scene.
At 5:30 a.m., police say the same
suspects entered the BP gas station located at 1 Plandome Road in Manhasset and approached a 48-year-old male employee, threatening him with a handgun.
The male employee was hit in the face and
punched in the stomach before the three suspects fled the scene in a 2006 Honda
Civic, with an undisclosed amount of money and personal property belonging to
the victim.
Officers located the suspect’s vehicle
and two male suspects fled on foot, the 16-year-old juvenile was arrested at
scene without incident. Brooks was then apprehended by officers and placed
under arrest.
A subsequent investigation by detectives
revealed that the 2006 Honda Civic was a stolen vehicle.
Brooks and the juvenile defendant are
both charged with robbery, attempted robbery, attempted burglary, and criminal
possession of stolen property.
Police say Brooks was previously arrested
by Yonkers police on Aug. 25 and charged with reckless endangerment, assault,
criminal possession of stolen property, criminal mischief and unlawful fleeing
of a police officers.
Brooks was released for that incident
with no cash bail.