You are reading

Police Searching For Man Who Stole $136,000 From Astoria Check Cashing Store

Suspect (NYPD)

July 11, Staff Report

The police are looking for a man who robbed nearly $140,000 from a check cashing store in Astoria by pretending he had a gun pointed at an employee.

The 24-year female employee of David’s Check Cashing at 23-05 31 St., was walking along 31 St. at around 8 p.m. on Friday, July 5, when the male suspect approached her from behind.

The man simulated that he had a firearm against her back and forced her to open the establishment.

Once inside, the man pushed the employee to the ground and took $136,000 from the safe, before fleeing in an unknown direction.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

email the author: news@queenspost.com

10 Comments

Click for Comments 
Sherry

I bet this crime was committed after Tiffany Caban wrongly announced along with the media that she had won the election.

18
53
Reply
Frank

Not to worry! The new luxury developments being built a block away will have much better surveillance video to help catch criminals in the area.

14
2
Reply
Never Left Astoria

Wow – how f@*ked up is this!!! Crazy no one saw this happening on a Friday night . Glad the girl was not hurt.

7
8
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.