Wantagh gas station robbed again

For the second time in a week, the BP gas station at 1442 Wantagh Ave. was robbed. The latest incident occurred on Oct. 24 at 6:15 p.m.

According to Nassau County Police, an unknown man entered the store and, armed with a handgun, he approached the store clerk and demanded money. The employee complied, and the robber fled into a wooded area behind the gas station with an undisclosed amount of cash. He was last seen heading north on a dirt path.

No injuries were reported. The suspect is described as a white male, 19 to 25 years old, 5-foot-8 wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans, blue bandana covering his face, silver sunglasses, a dark baseball cap and black gloves. The description is different than that of the robber who held up the store at gunpoint on Oct. 19.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-TIPS.