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Two Men Steal $9K from Glendale Sewer Servicer: NYPD

Nov. 18, 2019 By Allie Griffin

Two men stole more than $9,000 from a sewerage service shop over the weekend in a violent robbery.

The pair entered the shopfront of $49.99 Sewer Service, located at 73-18 69th Pl, on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. They then brandished a gun and pistol whipped a 34-year-old employee before grabbing the cash, police said.

They fled the location southbound on 69th Place.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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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