Cops: Pickup sought in theft of Boss snowplows in East Setauket

Police are hoping it won’t be a winter wonderland for two suspects who stole snowplows last month from a heating, ventilating and air-conditioning business in East Setauket.

The theft occurred Nov. 14, when the suspects stole two Boss snowplows from Islandaire on North Belle Mead Road, Suffolk County police said.

The suspects fled in a white Dodge pickup truck with no front plate, black rims, a black bed cover and amber lights lining the roof.

Police, releasing surveillance photos of the truck, said the pickup had damage the rear passenger-side wheel well.

Police are asking anyone with information about the theft to call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-8477.

All calls will remain confidential, and callers are eligible for a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.

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.”