LI Man Breaks Into 14 Suffolk Stores, Steals Cash, Booze, More: Police

BAY SHORE, NY — A Kings Park man has been arrested in Bay Shore after police said he broke into more than a dozen businesses throughout Suffolk County and stole cash, lottery tickets, vaping products and more.

Robert Porter, 55, of Kings Park, was charged with 14 counts of third-degree burglary and a count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, Suffolk County police said Tuesday.

Porter was sitting in an abandoned vehicle on First Avenue in Bay Shore around 4 a.m. Tuesday, when two officers found him with cocaine, police said.

Porter was later accused of breaking into the following businesses:

• The Hero Joint, 182 West Main St., Bay Shore, on May 23 at approximately 1 a.m.
• Tequila Sunrise Wine and Liquor, 1752 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore, on May 25 at approximately 10:30 p.m.
• DMS Smoke Shop, 190 Islip Ave., Islip, on June 19 at approximately 1:25 a.m.
• DMS Smoke Shop, 190 Islip Ave., Islip, on June 26 at approximately 11:30 p.m.
• USA Gas, 225 Higbie Lane, West Islip, on June 29 at approximately 1:55 a.m.
• Parkway Express Gas, 1490 Brentwood Road, Bay Shore, on June 29 at approximately 11:30 p.m.
• Shell, 4576 Sunrise Highway, Oakdale, on July 18 at approximately 12:55 a.m.
• D & B Beer & Smoke, 4509 Sunrise Highway North Service Road, Bohemia, on July 21 at approximately 1:30 a.m.
• Lindenhurst Smoke Shop, 50 West Montauk Highway, Lindenhurst, on July 22 at 2 a.m.
• Shell, 4576 Sunrise Highway, Oakdale, on July 25 at 4 a.m.
• D & B Beer & Smoke, 4509 Sunrise Highway North Service Road, Bohemia, on July 26 at approximately 12:45 a.m.
• Hershey’s Ice Cream Shop, 470 Union Blvd., West Islip, on July 31 at approximately 3:30 a.m.
• Bang Bang Burritos, 464 Union Blvd., West Islip, on July 31 at approximately 3:35 a.m.
• Le Belle Nail & Spa, 1201 Sunrise Highway North Service Road, Bay Shore, on August 2 at approximately 5 a.m.

During the burglaries, police said Porter stole cash, liquor, cigarettes, vaping products and lottery tickets.

He was to be held overnight and appear in court Wednesday in Central Islip.