Pizza deliveryman in Copiague beaten, robbed, police say
Suffolk County police respond to the scene where a Domino's Pizza deliveryman was assaulted and robbed early Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, on 44th Street in Copiague. Credit: Fully Involved Media Group / Joe Cassano
A Domino’s Pizza deliveryman was assaulted and robbed early Friday in Copiague, police said.
Suffolk County police did not release the name of the victim, but said the robbery occurred on 44th Street at 1:30 a.m.
When the deliveryman arrived at the scene, police said, he was met by a man sitting on the stoop of a home.
The suspect approached the victim, then started punching him, police said. Police said three other men then joined in the attack.
The deliveryman was robbed of cash, his cellphone and three pizzas, police said. Additional details were not available.
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