Three men arrested for robbery in Inwood

Three men have been arrested after allegedly following two young men going into and out of the Lawrence Station Deli on 15 Bayview Ave. in Inwood on May 9, police said.

The three, were identified as, Christian Levia-Aguilar, 19, and Javier Sirmeno, 20, both of Inwood and Kevin Cifuentes Quiej, 21, of Far Rockaway.

Levia-Aguilar allegedly followed the two young men and once they left the deli, asked them for money. He then proceeded to chase the two while swinging a box cutter at them and eventually grabbed a backpack of one of the young men, police said. He was then seen getting into a 2009 Nissan Rogue that left the scene with the other two men.

Nassau police located the vehicle with all three men inside and took them into custody.

Levia-Aguilar, Sirmeno and Cifuentes Quiej were charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

Levia-Aguilar was charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon.

Sirmeno is in custody as he did post bail. The judge issued a temporary order of protection. His next court date is June 6. As of press time, no legal representation was listed. Levia-Aguilar and Cifuentes Quiej were issued summonses.