Huntington Police Blotter: 2 Cars Stolen, 2 Wallets Stolen

HUNTINGTON, NY — Curious about what's going on in your neighborhood? These are recent incidents reported in the Huntington area from April 11 through April 16.

The Suffolk County Police Department posted the following information. All charges are accusations and do not signify guilt.

• April 15: Grand larceny (fourth-degree) was reported on Roxbury Street in South Huntington at 10:06 a.m. Someone stole someone's wallet, which held cash and credit cards, from an unlocked 2013 Toyota that was parked outside a home, police said.
• April 15: Grand larceny (fourth-degree) was reported on Bowden Drive in South Huntington at 5:03 p.m. Someone was trying to delete a family member's Facebook account, police said. When they thought they were calling a Facebook help desk line, they were told they needed to pay to have the account removed from the site, police said. The person paid, and the number they called was a scam number, police said.
• April 15: Grand larceny (fourth-degree) was reported on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station at 5:24 p.m. Someone walked away from their running 2000 Toyota Avalon in the parking lot of Rite Aid so they could talk with someone a few feet away, and a thief stole the car, police said.
• April 13: Grand larceny (fourth-degree) was reported on Biltmore Circle in Huntington Station at 2:30 p.m. A person was receiving an exam at Huntington Hospital when someone moved their bag out of their line of vision, police said. Their wallet, containing cash and credit cards, was stolen from the bag, police said.
• April 13: Grand larceny (fourth-degree) was reported on New York Avenue in Huntington Station at 7:15 p.m. Someone left their 1999 Toyota Avalon running outside a home, police said. A thief stole the car, police said.
• April 11: Grand larceny (second-degree) was reported on Weston Street in South Huntington from April 7 at noon. Someone received a receipt saying they had paid money to an anti-virus software company, police said. The person called the company and told them they did not make the payment, police said. The scammer pretending to be the company made a fake deposit of a large sum of money into the victim's bank account, and the victim transferred the money back, police said. The victim transferred money that was never actually placed in their account, police said.