Crimes Nearby: Robberies in Various Communities

Mineola

An employee of the  in Mineola was robbed by two men with guns early Sunday morning.

According to Nassau County detectives, around 2:45 a.m., police responded to the Western Beef at 61 East 2nd Street for an alarm. Upon arrival, officers entered a rear open door and found a-46-year-old male employee tied up with plastic zip ties lying on the floor.

The victim told police that he was cleaning the store when two males armed with handguns entered the rear door, tied him up and took cash from his pocket, police said. The suspects then fled on foot in an unknown direction.

There was no loss to the store and no injuries were reported, police said.

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A 22-year-old male was robbed while walking through a Nassau Community College parking field Tuesday night.

According to Nassau County detectives, around 6 p.m., the victim was walking through one of the parking fields when he was approached from behind by two unknown male suspects.

One of the suspects simulated having a handgun while the other took a Nikon digital camera, a Fossil messenger style bag and an Apple MacBook Pro that the victim was carrying, police said.

Both suspects fled together in a black-colored vehicle with dark tinted windows. No injuries were reported and there is no additional description of the suspects at this time.

Levittown

A Levittown man was arrested Monday afternoon for a burglary that occurred back in August 2011.

According to Nassau County detectives, Matthew Dugal, 21, allegedly entered a Constable Lane residence back on Aug. 19 through an open rear door and took approximately $7,850 worth of jewelry and cash from a bedroom in the home.

Dugal is being charged with burglary in the second degree.

Massapequa

An armed robbery at the GameStop store on Sunrise Highway caused several area schools to go into lockdown for a brief time Monday, Nassau Police said.
Nobody was hurt in the holdup, which took place at 12:19 p.m.
Three men wearing masks entered the store and ordered the 27-year-old store manager to the back of the store. One of the men had a gun, according to cops. 

The robbers stole video games, consoles and an
unknown amount of cash before fleeing out the back door.
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A Massapequa Park teen was arrested Saturday morning after his probation officer found stolen property including a police radio in his house, police said.

Bryan Luther, 17, received an unannounced, but authorized visit from the officer at about 8:30 a.m.

While speaking to Luther, the officer spotted the NYPD radio along with several GPS systems and iPods in his bedroom.

The officer alerted police and Luther was charged with criminal possession of stolen property.