Armed Men In Blond Bob Wigs Steal Thousands In Downtown Flushing

FLUSHING, QUEENS — Police are looking for a group of armed men in wigs who stole cash, phones, jewelry and credit cards from six men in Flushing on Tuesday.

The four men walked into a Downtown Flushing business at 135-14 37th Ave. about 9:15 p.m. and demanded that six men inside give up their belongings, police said. Police called the location of the robbery a "social club."

The men took cell phones, jewelry, credit cards and $4,700 in cash, then escaped in a Toyota Sienna van, according to police. No one was injured.

Three robbers wore surgical masks and two wore bob wigs, according to surveillance video released by police. At least three of the four men were armed, police said.

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Anyone with information in regard to this robbery and/or the identities of the males is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @ NYPDTips.