Crime & Safety
Man Threatens Clerk, Steals Cigarettes At Nassau 7-Eleven: Police
Anthony Candelaria is charged with third-degree robbery, police said
![An Oceanside man was arrested and charged with robbing a 7-Eleven early Tuesday, police said.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/24966732/20240813/034316/styles/patch_image/public/anthony-candelaria___13154100495.jpg)
OCEANSIDE, NY — An Oceanside man was arrested on Tuesday morning for robbing a 7-Eleven in Oceanside, police said.
Anthony Candelaria, 38, entered the convenience store on Atlantic Avenue at 5:20 a.m., and began removing approximately 20 cigarette boxes from behind the counter, police said.
Candelaria threatened the store clerk and left the 7-Eleven without paying for the merchandise, authorities said.
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He was taken into custody a short later. Candelaria is charged with third-degree robbery and is expected to be arraigned on Wednesday, police said.
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