Wanted: Assault suspect; purse snatcher
Nassau police and its Crime Stoppers department are looking for three men who assaulted another man at a Lawrence restaurant.
Police say that at about 11 p.m. on Sept. 24, the victim, who was a patron at the Popeyes at 679 Rockaway Tpke., was attacked and injured by the men. The suspects left in a red car.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at its toll-free and confidential hotline: 800-244-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers offers up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.
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Suffolk police and its Crime Stoppers department are looking for a man they say stole two pocketbooks from customers at a Centereach store.
Police say that at about 4:15 p.m. on Sept. 27, a male suspect took two handbags from a shopping cart inside the Walmart in the Centerach Mall and left the store.
The handbags belonged to a woman and her 83-year-old mother who were shopping at the store, police said.
The suspect is described as about 30 years old, 6 feet tall and weighing 180 pounds.
Anyone with information can call the free and confidential Crime Stopper hotline: 800-220-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers offers rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
