You are reading

Man robs Rego Park grocery store at gunpoint, police say

GMaps

April 5, 2017 Staff Report

Police are searching for a man who robbed a Rego Park grocery store at gunpoint early yesterday morning.

The suspect reportedly entered New Yellow Stone Farms at 102-01 Queens Boulevard at 5:30 a.m. yesterday and brandished a gun, demanding money.

A 42-year-old store employee complied and handed over cash, and the suspect fled the scene on a bike.

The suspect was last seen wearing a black and maroon Northface jacket, black Adidas sweatshirt, black sweatpants and yellow sneakers.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Suspect (NYPD)

email the author: news@queenspost.com

4 Comments

Click for Comments 
Michelle masakova

Clearly it’s Forest Hills considering the fact this article is published on foresthillspost but not Regoparkpost…

Reply
Anonymous

There is way too much crime in Forest Hills for my comfort lately. Bank robbers, personal assault and robbery, and now this.

Reply
Steve Katz

That’s not Rego Park – it’s Forest Hills.
And it’s my neighborhood. VERY disturbing anywhere but moreso when it’s so close to home,

Reply
The formula

Why are people saying it’s me coach. It was kind of irritating answering phone calls all day because of this guy. Anyways may the force be with you man.

Reply

Leave a Comment
Reply to this Comment

All comments are subject to moderation before being posted.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Recent News

Resorts World officially submits bid to expand Queens casino into $5.5B full-scale resort

Resorts World New York City put all its chips on the table when it officially submitted its bid to the New York State Gaming Commission hours ahead of the Friday deadline, the latest step toward unlocking an eye-popping $5.5 billion vision to build a world-class integrated resort in Southeast Queens.

Building on fifteen years of community partnerships, the 5.6 million-square-foot proposal to expand the city’s only casino would create thousands of union jobs, generate billions of dollars for education and transit, and deliver a new era of inclusive growth for Southeast Queens and expansive public amenities.