Police are searching for the robber, who threatened employees and stole cash from the store.

HEMPSTEAD, NY(TIP): A man robbed a Hempstead 7-Eleven at gunpoint Thursday, April 21 night, and Nassau County police are asking anyone with information to come forward. According to police, the man entered the 7-Eleven located at 797 Peninsula Blvd. at 10:25 p.m. Police say he approached an employee, pulled out a handgun and demanded money. The employee gave him money, and the man fled on foot with the cash. The robber was described as a black man, 6 feet tall with a thin build. Police ask anyone who has information about the robbery to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.