Robbery at 00 BLOCK OF SUNRISE HIGHWAY on 09/14/2026 12:00 AM

Type: Robbery

Date: 09/14/2026 12:00 AM

Description: The First Squad reports the details of a robbery that occurred on Monday, September 14, 2026 at 3:42 a.m. in Rockville Centre. According to detectives, Rockville Centre officers responded to BP Gas Station, located at 2 Sunrise Highway, for a disturbance. Upon arrival, it was determined that the defendant, Saifuddin Abdus-Samad, 56, of 38 Manor Court, Hempstead, entered the business and demanded cash from the register. A 64-year-old male employee refused and the defendant struck him in the face with a knife causing a laceration. The defendant removed US currency from the register and fled on foot. The victim was transported by a Nassau County Police Department Ambulance to a local hospital for evaluation. After a thorough investigation First Squad detectives located the defendant in Long Beach on Thursday, October 8, 2026 and he was placed under arrest without incident. [subject]-Samad is charged with two counts of Robbery 1st Degree and one count of Assault 1st Degree. He will be a...

Address: 00 BLOCK OF SUNRISE HIGHWAY, Rockville Centre, NY

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