Police issue photo of suspect in laptop theft from Best Buy in Patchogue
Suffolk County police have released a surveillance image of a man they said stole a Microsoft Surface Pro laptop from the Best Buy store on Sunrise Highway in Patchogue at about 4 p.m. April 13, 2015. Credit: SCPD
Suffolk County police are asking the public's help in identifying the man they said stole a Microsoft Surface Pro laptop from the Best Buy store on Sunrise Highway in Patchogue at about 4 p.m. Monday.
The laptop is worth about $800.
The man is seen talking on his cellphone in the surveillance images released Friday.
Police are asking anyone with information about his identity -- or the crime -- to call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential and callers are eligible for a cash reward.
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.”
