RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Suffolk County Police arrested four men after they allegedly robbed a Long Island smoke shop early Thursday morning.
At approximately 12:35 a.m., five men entered the Lucky 7 Smoke Shop located at 404A Rosevale Ave. in Ronkonkoma, authorities said.
According to officials, one suspect, who was armed with a handgun, restrained the clerk, while the other four men stole merchandise and cash from the register.
All five men then ran out of the store and fled towards Rosevale Avenue.
A Highway Patrol officer who observed the men running from the store and getting into a gray Volkswagen Jetta, followed the vehicle, and requested backup.
When the Jetta parked in a driveway on Terry Road, multiple occupants fled on foot, and the driver was arrested.
Patrol units established a perimeter and officers arrived at the scene. Three of the men who fled were located nearby and taken into custody.
Detectives charged Albert Diaz, 22, Angel Argueta, 19, Vasco Arnault, 19, and an 18-year-old man with robbery.
They are scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip.
The investigation is ongoing.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8451 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
