Wanted for Burglary
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who burglarized a Copiague business in August.
A man destroyed a rooftop chimney to gain entry to Amvets Thrift Store, located at 1179 Sunrise Highway, at approximately 4:15 a.m. on August 9. The man entered through a rooftop chimney vent, tied a rubber hose to piping on the roof and climbed down into the store. The suspect was eventually startled by the alarm. He then threw a ceramic container through the front glass door, breaking it, and fled the scene. The suspect was described as white with a thin build and light brown hair.
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Click on the link Wanted Burglary CC #17-466455
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
Authority: D/Sgt. James Cullen
First Squad Detectives
CC#17-466455
CW#17-387/EB
Address/Location
Suffolk County Police - Headquarters
30 Yaphank Ave
Yaphank, NY 11980
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 631-852-2677