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Riverhead Police are investigating an armed robbery of a Route 58 restaurant late Wednesday night.

The manager of Shah’s Halal Food at 1707 Old Country Road called 911 to report being held up by a man brandishing a handgun who entered the store at about 10:30 p.m. and demanded money, police said in a press release Thursday evening. The man wore a bandana covering his face, the restaurant manager told police. 

After receiving an unspecified amount of money from the manager, the man fled the area on a bicycle, police said.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500. All calls will be kept confidential, police said.

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