NYPD seek two men who robbed ATM from smoke shop, pulled gun on clerk

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help to find two men they believe carted an ATM out of a Queens smoke shop this week, and pulled a gun on one of the store’semployees when he tried to intervene.

According to police, the two men walked inside Ozone Howard Smoke Shop on Cross Bay Boulevard just before 1:30 p.m. Sunday, placed the ATM on a hand truck, wheeled it outside and started to load it into an older model Jeep Grand Cherokee.

It was then that a 53-year-old man working inside the store came outside to stop the pair, but one of the suspects pulled a handgun on him, according to police.

The men were seen driving westbound on 149 Avenue.

The first suspect was described as a Hispanic man, 25 to 35 years old, last seen wearing a black sweater, blue jeans, sunglasses and a black t-shirt with multicolored sneakers.

The second was also described as a Hispanic man, 25 to 35 years old, last seen wearing a white t-shirt, a white bandana on his head, black gloves, sunglasses and dark colored pants.

Anyone with information is urged to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish speakers, 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 entering TIP577.