Crime & Safety

Police Seek Cash Register Thief

Man stole cash from East Northport Party Store and fled, say police.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the male subject who allegedly stole cash from the cash registers at the store in East Northport.

On May 21, at approximately 4:42 p.m., an unknown white man entered
the Home Party Gifts store, located at 290 Larkfield Road in East Northport. He
approached the checkout counter when no one was watching, opened the two cash registers that were at the counter and removed the cash that was inside. The man fled the store in an unknown direction.

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The man appeared to be in his late teens or early 20s and was wearing blue jeans, a white tee shirt, and a black baseball hat with a skull and crossbones on the front.

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Police are offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and ask anyone with information about this crime to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.


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