By Tom Momberg
A corner store in Little Neck was broken into and robbed over the weekend, public information officers at the NYPD said.
One or more suspects forcefully entered a side door of the Grocery and Deli, 39-02 Little Neck Parkway, sometime between 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3 and 6 a.m. Monday, May 4, according to the NYPD.
An undisclosed amount of money, cigarettes and scratch-off lottery tickets were taken from the corner store, which is located across the street from the Little Neck Long Island Rail Road station, police said.
Vandalism was also apparent. Blue spray paint was applied in streaks across much of the merchandise in the store, with graffiti tags marked across the store’s coolers. The most legible marking was “Whitestone” sprayed across the top of a reach-in freezer.
The police said the investigation was ongoing.
Anybody with information regarding the incident should contact NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS to submit an anonymous tip. Or go online to crime
Reach reporter Tom Momberg by e-mail at tmomb
