Police search for suspects in string of Queens knifepoint robberies

QUEENS (WABC) -- Police are searching for the suspect or suspects in a string of knifepoint robberies in Queens.

There have been at least five robberies of various stores throughout the borough, with a man brandishing a knife demanding money from store employees.

Fortunately, there have been no injuries.

In most cases, the robber got away with a few hundred dollars.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of these individuals is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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