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Gloria Chamorro, 32, and Luis Lizardo, 45, both of Brooklyn, were arrested on suspicion of robbery and related charges Thursday, Dec. 19.
Nassau County Police said the duo approached a 36-year-old man outside the Bank of America on Jerusalem Boulevard in Hicksville shortly before 9 a.m. on July 29.
Working with three others, Chamorro and Lizardo forcibly removed a bag from the victim that contained $140,000 in cash, police said.
As the group fled, one of the subjects flashed a gun at the victim and two other people who attempted to intervene.
Chamorro and Lizardo were taken into custody without incident. They are charged with the following:
- Robbery in the first degree
- Robbery in the second degree
- Menacing
Both defendants were expected to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Thursday.
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