Cops: Man steals cigarettes, candy bar from Family Dollar
Police investigate a burglary that left Family Dollar in Central Islip with smashed windows Wednesday morning. Credit: James Carbone
He smashed a window, then burglarized a Central Islip store — three times, police said.
Now Suffolk County police are searching for the suspect, who they said burglarized the Family Dollar store on East Suffolk Avenue early Wednesday, stealing 60 packs of cigarettes and a PayDay candy bar.
Police said the initial break-in occurred at 3:19 a.m. Wednesday. Between then and the burglary being reported in a 911 call at 7:53 a.m., police said, the suspect entered the store two more times, stealing the items before fleeing the scene.
Police said the man wore a gray sweatshirt and dark gray sweatpants. Additional information was not available.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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