Crime & Safety

Suspect Swiped Tip Jar; Fled

Police are seeking the public's help.

A security camera caught a sticky-fingered suspect red-handed on Tuesday when he allegedly stole a tip jar from the counter of Mexico Lindo, a store on East Main Street in Riverhead.

Now, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Police Department are asking the the public’s help to help identify and locate the individual.

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According to police, on Tuesday, at approximately 10:15 a.m., an unknown black male entered the Mexico Lindo Store, located at 713 East Main Street, and swiped a tip jar containing approximately $80 from the counter.

After pilfering the proceeds, the suspect fled the store in an unknown direction.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a $5,000 award for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

 


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