The 7-eleven at 101-04 Metropolitan Avenue in Queens was one of 13 locations targeted by robbers.
The 7-eleven at 101-04 Metropolitan Avenue in Queens was one of 13 locations targeted by robbers.
Updated: Friday, 10 Jul 2009, 12:42 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 10 Jul 2009, 12:42 PM EDT
NEW YORK - At least two people are involved in a string of robberies spanning several weeks and two boroughs.
The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in finding the suspects who hit 13 grocery stores, bodegas and gas station mini-marts in The Bronx and Queens.
At least one suspect is armed. In all the incidents, one of the robbers wears a red sweatshirt with the letters USC.
The most recent locations hit were a bodega at 61-25 Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens and a 7-eleven at 101-04 Metropolitan Avenue in Queens.
The robberies took place on July 8 in the early morning hours.
If you have any information about the robberies, contact the NYPD at (800)-577-TIPS (8477) or text your tips to CRIMES (274637), then enter TIP577. Submit Internet tips at nypdcrimestoppers.com.