Crime & Safety

Man & Woman Steal Wallet In Suffolk; Credit Cards Used: Police

The woman's wallet was swiped from her pocketbook at a supermarket, police say. The man and woman are wanted for grand larceny.

A woman and man are wanted in connection with stealing a woman's wallet in Melville in October, Suffolk police said.
A woman and man are wanted in connection with stealing a woman's wallet in Melville in October, Suffolk police said. (Courtesy of Suffolk County Crime Stoppers)

MELVILLE, NY — Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help in finding the man and woman who police said stole a woman's wallet from her in Melville in October.

A man and woman entered Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace, at 890 Walt Whitman Road, and stole a wallet from a pocketbook around 4 p.m. Oct. 19, police said.

Credit cards stolen from the wallet were later used at SEPHORA and Bloomingdale’s, at
160 Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station, police said. The man and woman are wanted for grand larceny.

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Police ask anyone with information to reach Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and leave an anonymous tip via phone call at 1-800-220-TIPS, using a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. A cash reward is offered for information that leads to an arrest.

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