Crime & Safety

Police Seeking Woman Who Robbed LI Store At Knifepoint

Police have released three surveillance photos of a woman wanted in a robbery last month. See the other two photos in the story.

Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a woman who robbed a North Lindenhurst convenience store last month.

According to police, the woman (pictured above and below) entered The Barn located at 691 North Wellwood Ave. on Oct. 20 at about 8 p.m. She displayed a knife, demanded money and left with an unspecified amount of cash, police said.

The robber was described as white and wearing sunglasses, a dark-colored hoodie and black sneakers with white around the soles.

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There was initial speculation that the robbery was connected to a series of knifepoint robberies across the county, but police quickly shot that down. A pair of siblings and their mother were arrested on Oct. 22 in the alleged robbery spree.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

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