Crime & Safety

Cops Seek 2 Men in 2 Unrelated Thefts

According to police, one man stole a credit card in December of last year; another reportedly stole three jackets from Sports Authority.

Riverhead Police and Suffolk County Crime Stoppers are seeking two suspects in two unrelated incidents, they announced Tuesday morning.

According to police, on Dec. 11 of last year, a Baiting Hollow woman reported that someone had stolen her pocketbook, along with the credit cards inside it, from her parked car. Police said that video surveillance shows one of the cards was used by a light-skinned black male later that day at a Gulf gas station on Route 112 in Medford.

In a separate incident, police said a black male, estimated to be about 25 to 35 years old, stole three North Face Apex Bionic jackets from Sports Authority on Route 58. 

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Police said this incident occurred on Feb. 24, around 7:20 p.m. According to police, the man is about 5-foot-8, and left the parking lot walking on foot.

Individuals with information about either of these cases are asked to call Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential, and police offer a cash reward up to $5,000 for any information that may lead to a crime.

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