Riverhead Town Police are investigating a gunpoint robbery on East Main Street near Prospect Place last night.
Police said a 30-year-old Riverhead man reported being mugged at gunpoint by two men after leaving the area of the El Chapincito Deli on East Main Street and walking near Prospect Place at about 8 p.m. last night.
The victim told police he was approached by two men who demanded all his property. One of the men put a black handgun against the victim’s head and again demanded his property, while the other man went through the victim’s pockets, removing his wallet and other personal belongings, police said in a press release issued early this morning.
The two suspects then fled the area on foot into the River Pointe Apartment complex at 821 East Main Street, police said. Patrol officers and a K9 unit responded to the area to search for the suspects, with negative results, according to the report.
Police described the suspects as two Black males, approximately 19 years of age. Both were wearing blue jeans with one wearing a white sweater and the other a blue sweater.
A gray or silver passenger car (possibly a Mercedes) that was observed exiting the apartment complex parking lot a short time later, may have been involved.
The Riverhead Police Department Detective Division is investigating and asks anyone with information to contact police at 631-727-4500.
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