Crime & Safety
Man Arrested For Crashing Into, Burglarizing Gas Station: SCPD
The 42-year-old was charged with the burglary that occurred early Wednesday morning, police say.
BAY SHORE, NY - A Bay Shore man was arrested for crashing his car through a Bay Shore gas station and stealing items from the business on Wednesday, according to Suffolk Police.
Robert Persad, 42, intentionally drove a 2001 Hyundai sedan into the front of Sunoco Gas Station Food Mart on 1400 Brentwood Road at about 3:20 a.m., police said.
He then exited the vehicle, stole merchandise and fled the scene in the Hyundai, police said.
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Following an investigation by detectives, Persad was arrested on Bay Shore Avenue in Deer Park at 10:07 p.m., police said.
He was charged with third degree burglary and second degree criminal mischief.
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He was held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday morning.
Mug shot courtesy of SCPD
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