Man Robbed Two Queens Gas Stations: NYPD

QUEENS, NY -- Cops are looking for a man who they believe stole a combined $1,300 from two gas stations in a two-day robbing spree through Queens.

On Jan. 17 just before 5 a.m., a man walked into a Mobil gas station in Long Island City and demanded the 49-year-old employee hand over the contents of its cash register, police said. The man left the gas station, located at 35-15 Greenpoint Ave., with around $1,000 cash.

Cops believe it was that same guy who held up a Mobil gas station in Jamaica at around the same time the next day. After walking into the gas station at 138-50 Hillside Ave., police said the man demanded a 56-year-old employee give him money from the cash register and made off with about $300 in cash.

Both times, the man fled on foot, authorities said.

The NYPD released video surveillance of the suspect, clad in a navy blue Dowling Basketball hoodie, grabbing fistfuls of cash from the register during the first robbery. Cops described him as a man in his thirties, standing at round 5-foot-8 and weighing about 200 pounds.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)

Lead photo and video via NYPD.