The Eighth Squad reports the arrest of a homeless man for a robbery that occurred on June 1 at 4:50 p.m. in Bethpage.
(Photo courtesy of the Nassau County Police)
According to detectives, a 20-year-old male victim agreed to sell sneakers to an unknown subject through Facebook Marketplace. Both parties agreed to meet at the 7-11 located at 4220 Hempstead Tpke. As the victim was showing the sneakers to the subject he grabbed the sneakers and ran southbound on Seitz Drive. The victim followed the subject and confronted him. The confrontation escalated and the subject pulled out a knife and pointed it at the victim. The victim backed up and called 911. Officers arrived and placed the 20-year-old defendant Alexander Almonte into custody without further incident. There were no injuries reported.
Almonte has been charged with two counts of first-degree robbery and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was arraigned on June 2 in Mineola.
-Submitted by the Nassau County Police Department
