Sam Amico
Three armed robbers have gotten away with stealing cash from a New York City smoke shop. The men were caught using rifles and threats to pull off the heist. One was even wearing a Ghostface mask, popularized by the movie Scream and its sequels.
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The robbery was caught on video, though it’s not believed the police have been able to identify any suspects just yet.
A total of seven employees and customers can be seen putting up their hands (with one even getting down to the floor) after the individual in the Scream mask pulls a rifle from a black bag. Along with cash, the suspects took cellphones from the customers and employees.
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If they intend to sell those phones, well, that could lead to their capture. In fact, just tracking the phones may lead the police in their direction.
The robbers then sped off in a black Mazda 3 sedan, which until that point, had been double-parked.
Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, police said.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted via the website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips.
These robbers are definitely getting creative, I’ll tell you that. Honestly, Ghostface is actually perfect since you legit can’t see anything but the mask. Pretty scary though, I would have hated being in that store at the time of the robbery.
