Authorities Seeking Suspect in Patchogue Knifepoint Street Robbery
Patchogue, NY - March 28, 2018 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man who robbed another man in Patchogue in July.
A customer at 123 Deli, located at 123 Medford Ave., was approached by a man who stole money out of his hand on July 31 at approximately 1:50 p.m. The customer left the store and the suspect, along with another man, followed him and threatened the use of a knife, then stole jewelry from the victim. One suspect has already been arrested while the second, pictured above, remains unidentified.
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.