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Cops finally nabbed a man wanted in a robbery spree in Queens and Long Island Wednesday, police sources said.

The knife-wielding robber, whose name wasn’t immediately released, led cops on a foot chase after they followed a tip and tracked him to a home on Jerico Turnpike in Floral Park, police sources said.

The thief, whose identity wasn’t immediately released, has been hitting Subway restaurants, Dunkin’ Donuts and other eateries and retail shops. The NYPD labeled the spree “Robbery Pattern #90.”

“He was pretty smart because he never hit the same place twice,” a high-ranking NYPD source said.

He was arrested by the Regional Fugitive Task Force, police said. He’s in the custody of Nassau County police.

The knife-wielding thief committed his 25th hold-up Tuesday night at a Dollar Tree on 14th Ave. in Whitestone around 9:40 p.m, police sources said. A clerk at the store began to fight with the robber, prompting him to take off without any stolen property.

Police Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce talked about the robbery pattern at a recent press conference.

“He walks in, produces what looks like a large butcher knife that he uses on each one,” Boyce said. “He puts it back in his pants leg when he leaves.”

Additional reporting by Gabrielle Fonrouge

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