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Armed Robber Snatches Woman's Necklace and Flees on Dirt Bike, Police Say

 Police are looking for man who stole a woman's necklace in Astoria on Sept. 24, and rode off on a dirt bike.
Police are looking for man who stole a woman's necklace in Astoria on Sept. 24, and rode off on a dirt bike.
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ASTORIA — An armed robber snatched a necklace from a woman at a Queens gas station, then took off on a dirt bike, according to the NYPD.

The suspect approached the 21-year-old woman at the BP station on 30th Avenue near 41st Street at 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 24 before pulling out a gun and taking her necklace, police said.

Photos of the suspect released by the NYPD show him wearing a dark jacket with white stripes down the arms and a red helmet.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.