Police seek suspect in thefts from Sayville gift shop

There's an old Irish proverb that goes, simply: It is better to exist unknown to the law.

So far, so true, Suffolk County police said, for a woman who they said is suspected in the theft of three pairs of earrings, a pendant and a Celtic cross last September from Irish Crossroads, a gift shop on Main Street in Sayville. But, police said, an anonymity soon to end -- if you can identify her from surveillance video of the incident.

Police said the petty larceny took place at the store on Sept. 4 around 5 p.m. They said the woman, seen in the video shots wearing a dark T-shirt adorned with an American flag, took the items, valued at $180, then left on foot.

Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

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.”