Cops seek suspect in theft of New Holland generator in Riverhead

Who stole a portable generator from a longtime power equipment distributor in Riverhead? That’s what Riverhead Town police want to know — and they’re asking the public’s help in locating the offender.

Police said officers responding to a commercial burglary alarm at Malvese Equipment Co. on Old Country Road / Route 58, Thursday at 1:05 a.m., found the front glass doors smashed and a New Holland portable generator missing from the store, which sells tractors and other power equipment. A K-9 search was undertaken, but police said officers were unable to locate a suspect.

Police asked anyone with information to call detectives at 631-727-4500, ext. 327. All calls will remain confidential.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

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.”