A bartender at a Bayside watering hole was robbed by an armed man last week, police say, and surveillance video of the suspect holding up the employee has been released.
The incident occurred at 3:11 a.m. on Monday, February 27th, at J.D.'s Saloon, at 208-11 35 Avenue in Queens. According to the NYPD, the suspect "displayed a handgun and demanded money from the 35 year-old male employee. The employee complied and gave the individual approximately $700 in cash."
The suspect, who fled, was described as being 30-40 years old and was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, a red hooded sweater, dark colored pants and a black ski cap. The authorities also released an image of the suspect.
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 at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
