Man sought in theft, fraudulent use of credit card, police say
Suffolk County police and Quogue Village police say this man is a suspect in the use of a stolen credit card. The picture is from a surveillance video, police said.
A man suspected of using a stolen credit card to make purchases at a gas station and home improvement stores was captured on video surveillance, police said Tuesday.
Suffolk County police and Quogue Village police said the credit card, as well as a stereo, were stolen from a Ford F250 on Quogue Plaza Trail sometime between Nov. 20 and 21.
A man then used the stolen card at a Valero gas station on County Road 51 in Eastport, as well as at a Home Depot store on Farber Drive in Bellport and a Lowe's on Montauk Highway in East Patchogue, police said. Surveillance video also showed that the suspect was driving a white pickup with colored lights underneath, according to police.
Now, Suffolk police and the Quogue Village police are asking anyone who recognizes the suspect 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.”
