A pair of robbers beat, pepper-sprayed and tied up a Hempstead store clerk during a robbery over the weekend, Nassau County police said.
The suspects asked a 35-year-old man working at El Rey Miscellaneous on North Franklin Street to assist them in the rear of the store when they pepper-sprayed, kicked and punched the victim before they bound him with duct tape at 11:30 a.m. Friday, police said.
The robbers stole cash from the register and fled on foot in an unknown direction. The victim was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
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The suspects were only described as Hispanic men, one with a gold tooth and a mustache.
Third Squad detectives ask anyone with information about the above listed crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
