South Ozone Park Cellphone Store Sacked

The armed suspect who allegedly robbed a store on Rockaway Boulevard on Jan. 19. Photo courtesy of the NYPD.

By Christina Carrega

Police are searching for an a who stole $850 and multiple cellphones from a South Ozone Park store.

The man, dressed in a black hoodie and a black sweatband worn slightly above his eyes, carried a black gun into the RSK3 Wireless on Rockaway Boulevard on Jan.19, police said. A 28-year-old clerk was behind the counter when the suspect demanded the worker to turn over the cash and property.

No injuries were reported.

The suspect is described as a black man.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.