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Police Seeking Suspects Who Pepper-Sprayed East Garden City Retail Employee During Attempted Robbery

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Detectives request anyone with information regarding this crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

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Picture of two female suspects.

The Third Squad is investigating a Robbery that occurred on Friday, December 23, 2022 at 6:00 PM in East Garden City.
 
According to Detectives, a 31-year-old female victim while working as a loss prevention officer at Nordstrom (630 Old Country Road) did witness two female suspects select three fragrances from the fragrance section. Shortly thereafter the two female suspects transferred one of the fragrances to a male suspect who concealed it in a shopping bag. The other two fragrances were concealed in a shopping bag by one of the female suspects. 
 
All suspects left the store, passing all points of purchase without attempting to render payment. The victim then approached the suspects and a physical altercation ensued in the parking deck. During the altercation one of the female suspects sprayed the victim in the eyes with pepper spray. The victim was able to recover the stolen merchandise. 
 
The suspects exited the parking lot in a red Nissan Altima in an unknown direction.
 
Suspect one is described as a female black, approximately 20-29 years old, 5’4”, wearing a black jacket and grey sweatshirt.
 
Suspect two is described as female black, 5’8” wearing grey sweatpants and tan boots.
 
Suspect three is described as a male black wearing a white sweatshirt and grey sweatpants.
 
Suspect four is described as a male black wearing a black sweater and black sweatpants.
 
Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above listed crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.