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Man Accused Of Stealing Sneakers At Knifepoint In Nassau County, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly stealing a pair of sneakers from a man he was supposed to buy them from.
Alexander Almonte, age 20, was arrested around 4:50 p.m., Tuesday, June 1, by Nassau County Police in Bethpage.
According to detectives, the victim, a 20-year-old man, agreed to sell sneakers to an Almonte through Facebook Marketplace.
Both agreed to meet at the 7-Eleven located at 4220 Hempstead Turnpike. As the victim was showing the sneakers to Almonte he grabbed the sneakers and ran southbound on Seitz Drive, police said.
The victim followed…
