Crime & Safety
Man Robbed Medford Target: Police
He waved what appeared to be a handgun at workers who tried to stop him from stealing merchandise, Suffolk police said.
MEDFORD, NY — A homeless man armed with what appeared to be a handgun was charged Wednesday in connection with robbing Target in Medford, Suffolk police said.
John Hicks stole merchandise from Target on Horseblock Road just before 3 p.m., and when he was approached by employees trying to stop him, "he pulled what appeared to be a handgun" and ran away, according to police.
Sixth Precinct Patrol officers responded, and found Hicks about five minutes later on the North Service Road of the Long Island Expressway behind Sam’s Club, said police, adding that he was charged with second-degree robbery.
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Hicks, 48, will be held overnight at the 6th Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.
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