Attempted carjacking in West Hempstead

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Nassau County Police are seeking a suspect after he allegedly attempted to rob a woman’s vehicle at gunpoint as she was sitting in a CVS parking lot last week.

According to police, on March 16, the 60-year-old woman was sitting in her 2008 Audi parked in the parking lot of CVS on Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead. Around 7:35 p.m., police said, a black male allegedly approached the victim, displayed a black handgun and demanded her car. The victim placed her car in reverse and fled from the subject. No injuries were reported, police said.

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