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Police: Port Jefferson bank worker tails holdup suspect to hideout

A bank employee and a Suffolk police officer teamed up to track and capture a bank robber who had just pulled a heist in Port Jefferson and was hiding in a nearby supermarket Monday afternoon, police said.

Gabriel Rodriguez, 31, of 700 Hallock Ave., Port Jefferson, was charged with three counts of robbery after detectives said they linked him to two more bank jobs, in addition to Monday's...

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