Dec. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina
Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for the crooks behind a gunpoint robbery inside a Glendale smoke shop.
Police say two unidentified men entered Buy me Flowers, located on 67-38 Myrtle Ave., shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 5, and flashed a gun before stealing $4,450 worth of merchandise from the store.
The crooks then took off in an unidentified vehicle eastbound on Myrtle Avenue, police said. No injures were reported as a result of the robbery.
The NYPD released surveillance images of the two men seen at the shop. Police describe the first individual as having a medium complexion and slim build. He was last seen wearing a blue jacket and light-colored pants.
The second individual is described as having a dark complexion and a slim build, police said. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, light-colored sweatpants and black sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
correction: an earlier version of this article said the smoke shop was located in Ridgewood. The actual location of the shop is in the neighborhood of Glendale. We apologize for the error.