Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person who stole a handbag from a parked car in Stony Brook and then used a credit card from the stolen bag to make purchases at a store in Lake Grove.
A woman parked her 2017 Honda in the lot at Marshall’s Department Store, located at 2200 Nesconset Highway, Stony Brook on June 2nd. An unknown person broke the rear passenger side window of the vehicle at some point between 1 p.m. and 3:20 p.m. and stole a handbag from the Honda. The man pictured below used a credit card from the stolen bag later the same day at Macy’s, located at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, to make purchases totalling approximately $1500.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, texting “SCPD” and your message to “CRIMES” (274637) or by email at www.tipsubmit.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.
Authority: D/Sgt. Michael Flanagan
