Crime & Safety

Unlucky 7-Eleven In Bayside

Robbery at Northern Boulevard and Springfield Boulevard location the second stick-up for convenience chain in a month

A Bayside 7-Eleven was robbed early Monday morning, making it the  in less than a month to be held up at gunpoint.

The convenience store, located at 218-01 Northern Blvd. was robbed at 4:21 a.m., according to a police spokesman. 

Police, who had been closely monitoring the store via live camera, arrived within minutes, according the store's assistant manager, who did not identify himself. According to the source at the store, no injuries were reported.

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In a separate case, four suspects were in police custody earlier this month on charges stemming from at  in Queens, Brooklyn and The Bronx, including one at a 7-Eleven located at 202-15 Northern Blvd.

Cops in the area have been extra vigilant as a result of the recent string of robberies, according to one source at the 111th Precinct.

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"We got a heads-up from Queens North Robbery detectives and we're increasing observations around convenience stores," the police source said earlier this month.


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