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Police: Mask-wearing man robs 7-Eleven at gunpoint

Police say a man wearing a Halloween mask held up a 7-Eleven in West Hempstead at gunpoint. The incident happened at the store on Hempstead Turnpike just before 8 p.m. Sunday. The suspect could be

News 12 Staff

Oct 25, 2016, 6:15 AM

Updated 2,979 days ago

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Police say a man wearing a Halloween mask held up a 7-Eleven in West Hempstead at gunpoint.
The incident happened at the store on Hempstead Turnpike just before 8 p.m. Sunday. The suspect could be seen in surveillance video wearing a white Halloween mask and carrying a handgun.
Police say the masked suspect zip-tied one of the employees and demanded another to open the cash register. They say the thief took off with cash and a carton of cigarettes.
No one was injured in the robbery.
Anyone with information is asked to call Nassau Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.