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Thief runs off with nearly $1,000 in armed robbery of Glendale gas station: NYPD

Mar. 12, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb

Police are searching for the thief who flashed a knife and ran off with nearly $1,000 during an armed robbery of a gas station in Glendale on Saturday.

Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to a call regarding a robbery inside of the Shell gas station located at 64-40 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale at approximately 2:40 a.m. on March 11. Once inside, the officers were told that an unidentified suspect entered the the station, flashed a knife and demanded money. He then removed $970 from the register before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction, police said.

There are no reported injuries as a result of the incident, according to authorities.

There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.

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