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Video: Queens Boulevard Convenience Store Robbed At Knifepoint

Police seeking three suspects in incident.

Police in the are seeking three men in connection with a knife-point robbery that took place Monday on Queens Boulevard.

The trio walked into a convenience store located at 101-22 Queens Boulevard near the border between Rego Park and Forest Hills at 6:25 p.m., according to cops.

After they entered, one of the suspects whipped out a knife as another walked behind the counter and snatched an undisclosed amount of cash from the register. A third man stood at the entrance of the small store and acted as if he was holding a gun in his pocket.

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Once the money had been taken from the register, all three of the men ran off in an unknown direction, cops said.

Police released a video of the suspects gathering near the entrance to the 67th Avenue subway station.

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Two of the suspects were wearing gray hooded sweatshirts at the time of the incident, while a third suspect was wearing a heavy black jacket.

Anyone with any information about the incident or any of the three suspects is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).  The public can also submit tips online to the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All calls will be kept confidential.


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