Oakdale’s Formula 1 Motorsports burglarized, police say

Investigators said a dirt bike was stolen during an early morning break-in Wednesday at a motorcycle dealership in Oakdale.

The burglary at Formula 1 Motorsports, on the eastbound Sunrise Highway service road, was reported in a 911 call at 12:20 a,m., police said. Arriving officers found the front glass window broken, and investigators determined a Yamaha YZ-80 motorcycle had been stolen from the store.

Police said a search for a suspect — or suspects — was conducted using a canine team, but said no arrests had been made as of 9:15 a.m. and that the investigation was continuing.

By John Valenti

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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.”