Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Queens Zoo Robbed At Gunpoint

Queens Zoo: entrance
The Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park was robbed by an armed gunman on Sunday afternoon.

Queens

By Geoffrey Croft

The Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park was robbed by an armed gunman NYC Park Advocates has learned.

The thief made off with $ 4, 873.00 in the brazen day-time robbery which occurred at 4:30 on Sunday an hour before closing time.  

The assailant pointed a black handgun at two zoo employees -  a woman, 56, and a 50-year-old male and said,  "The  money" according to the police report.

The perpetrator held a gun on one the employees while the other loaded the money into a bag and then fled of foot into the park.

The assailant is described as a 30-year-old male Hispanic, 5' 9 inches male, 150 pounds, 

Cameras at the location are not operational according to law enforcement sources. 

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is leading the city in reported crime of the 30 parks the NYPD collects data for. 

Read More:

NYPD: Gunman robs Queens Zoo of $5,000
The Associated Press - October 2, 2014


New York Daily News - October 1, 2014  - By Eli Rosenberg  

WNBC - October 1, 2014 - By Sheldon Dutes

DNAinfo - October 1, 2014 - By Katie Honan  

Queens Courier - By Cristabelle Tumola 

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