Liquor store robbed in Elmont

The Fourth Squad is investigating a robbery that occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 2:11 p.m. in Elmont.

According to detectives, the owner of the Robomar Liquor Store located at 645 Hempstead Turnpike observed two men walk to the rear of the store. As he continued to observe the subjects he saw the first subject, in a black tee shirt, secrete a bottle of vodka in his shorts, while the second subject, in a red T-shirt attempted to block the victim’s view. The owner attempted to stop the subjects from exiting the store through a rear exit at which time one subject shoved him out of the way. They both fled in an unknown direction. There were no injuries reported.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.