Suspect targeting 7-Eleven stores in Queens in multiple robberies

The individual being sought is described as a male with a medium complexion, approximately 5'9" to 6'00" tall, with a slim build. In both incidents the individual was wearing a black face mask and black bubble jacket with a hood.
The individual being sought is described as a male with a medium complexion, approximately 5'9" to 6'00" tall, with a slim build. In both incidents the individual was wearing a black face mask and black bubble jacket with a hood.

NEW YORK, NY – An armed robber that struck a 7-Eleven on Queens Boulevard last Monday struck again on Thursday. This time, the suspect robbed the 7-Eleven on Northern Boulevard.

According to police, on Monday, at approximately 3:15 am, an unknown individual entered a 7-Eleven located at 42-02 Queens Boulevard.

“The individual demanded money from the register and simulated that he had a firearm in his waistband. The individual removed $200 cash from the register and fled the location heading northbound on 43 Street,” the NYPD reported.

On Thursday, a suspect matching the same description as Monday’s suspect entered the 7-Eleven at 79-01 Northern Boulevard at around 10:45 pm and robbed the store, telling employees he had a gun. He fled the scene with $420 in cash from the register.

The suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion, approximately 5’9″ to 6’00” tall, with a slim build. In both incidents the individual was wearing a black face mask and black bubble jacket with a hood.

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).