Suspect sought in robbery of Damaris Multiservice in Riverhead, police say

Police using a canine search team were able to track a suspect from the scene of an armed robbery at a money transfer store in Riverhead to a nearby apartment complex before losing track of him Sunday.

Now, they're asking anyone with information on the suspect to call the Riverhead Town police tip line at 631-727-4500.

Police said the robbery occurred at Damaris Multiservice on East Main Street at about 4:30 p.m. The suspect entered, flashed a black handgun and fled with cash, police said.

Responding investigators recovered evidence from the crime scene, police said, and a canine unit tracked the suspect to nearby Long Island Rail Road tracks -- and then to an apartment complex not far from the scene.

However, the search team was unable to track the suspect further. No one was injured during the robbery.

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.”