Crime & Safety
Woman Used Child To Help Steal Items From Target: Police
Police are looking for the woman they say had a 10 to 12-year-old child assist her in stealing several items from a local store.
HUNTINGTON STATION, NY - Suffolk Police are seeking the public’s help to find the woman who they say used a child to help her steal merchandise from a Huntington Station store last month.
The woman, who was accompanied by a child estimated to be about 10 to 12 years old, entered Target on 124 East Jericho Turnpike on March 7 at 11 p.m.
The woman (pictured above) loaded a shopping cart with baby formula and diapers and she left the child with the cart near the exit and exited the store.
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The woman waited in the parking lot in a white sedan and the child pushed the cart with merchandise out to the car.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
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Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, texting “SCPD” and your message to “CRIMES” (274637) or by email at www.tipsubmit.com.
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