Crime & Safety

Northport VA Volunteer's Scooter Stolen

Police: Motorized chair stolen from Vietnam veteran's Central Islip home.

A disabled Vietnam veteran who volunteers at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center had his motorized chair stolen from his Central Islip home, Suffolk County Police said. 

Police did not identify the 59-year-old man, but said the veteran used the scooter to get from his Bushwick Ave. home to the bus stop.

The Blue Champion 3 Scooter, valued at $1,800, was taken Sunday between 1-7 p.m., police said. 

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