Two Merrick Verizon stores robbed in two weeks

For the second time in two weeks, a Verizon Wireless store in Merrick has been burglarized, according to Nassau County police.

On Sunday, Aug. 1, police say, two men broke the front glass door of a Verizon Wireless store on Merrick Road with a brick. The suspects stole an unknown number of cell phones and tablet devices, and ran off westbound on Merrick Road.

Police say that one of the men is thin, and wore a black, hooded sweatshirt, a dark baseball cap, black pants with a white vertical stripe and black sneakers. The second man, who was also thin, wore a light-colored, hooded sweatshirt, black pants, white sneakers and a black knapsack.

A different Verizon Wireless store, on Sunrise Highway in Merrick, was burglarized on July 31. The burglary, which happened at 1:55 a.m., was committed by three men, police say.

According to police, the trio, donning hooded sweatshirts, broke into the store and stole cell phones and assorted electronic devices before running off.

Detectives ask that anyone with information about these crimes contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.