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VIDEO: Duo robs two Flushing internet cafes at gunpoint in the early morning

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Photo via Google Maps/Insets courtesy of NYPD

Cops are looking for two armed men who swiped cash and a cell phone from internet cafes in Flushing this month.

On Aug. 7 at around 3:20 a.m., two unidentified suspects entered the CL and XYJ Inc. Internet Café, located at 140-08 Holly Ave., and approached a 24-year-old male employee. The pair then displayed a firearm and demanded cash.

The employee complied and the suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction with cash and a cell phone. There were no reported injuries.

On Monday, Aug. 14, the duo entered the Star Internet Café, located at 42-08 College Point Blvd. at around 4:30 a.m. and approached a 51-year-old male employee, again displaying a firearm and demanding money.

The employee complied and the two suspects fled the scene southbound on College Point Boulevard with an undetermined amount of cash. There were no reported injuries.

The suspects are described as male Hispanics with a light complexion, between ages 18-25. They were last seen wearing hoodie sweatshirts and dark colored pants.

Surveillance footage of the two suspects can be seen below.

 

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential.