Police Seek KFC Gunpoint Robber

Police are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a man who robbed a KFC restaurant at gunpoint last week.

According to police, the man entered the KFC located at 1617 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park on May 1 around 9:45 p.m., displayed a black handgun that was in his waistband and demanded cash.

An employee complied with the man’s demands and the robber fled on foot northbound on Deer Park Avenue.

The robber is described as white, about 6-foot tall, with a thin build. He was wearing a dark colored hooded-sweatshirt and black pants with a white stripe running down both legs.

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.