Pair sought in Lake Ronkonkoma donation box theft, cops say
Suffolk County police have released surveillance images of a man and a woman they are seeking in connection with the theft Dec. 1, 2016, of a donation box taken from the counter of Island Empanada on Portion Road in Ronkonkoma, police said. Credit: SCPD
Police are seeking a man and a woman in the theft of a donation box containing about $10 meant for children with cleft palates.
Suffolk County police have released surveillance photos of the man and woman — and are seeking your help in their identification and arrest.
The theft occurred at Island Empanada on Portion Road in Lake Ronkonkoma at about 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 1. Police said the couple entered the store and said they took the donation box from a countertop before leaving the scene.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.
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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