Crime & Safety
Man Robbed After Meeting Up With Online Buyer
The robbery occurred in Central Islip on Saturday night.

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - A man was robbed at gunpoint after meeting up in Central Islip with a person who agreed to buy his sneakers online on Saturday night, according to Suffolk Police.
The man made an arrangement via Facebook to sell multiple pairs of sneakers. The two met on Wheeler Road at about 8:25 p.m.
When the two people met to make the deal, the buyer displayed a gun and stole the sneakers.
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