Crime & Safety
Police Release Surveillance Photos Of Suffolk Serial Robber
Suffolk Police have just released photos of a woman wanted in six recent robberies.




MEDFORD, NY – A woman brandishing a knife continues to terrorize Suffolk County businesses. Police believe the same woman has robbed committed six robberies over the last four weeks, with the latest occurring in Medford Tuesday night.
According to police, the woman entered the Dollar Tree located at 3235 Horseblock Road at about 9:40 p.m. Tuesday. She displayed a knife and demanded cash. Employees opened the register and the woman grabbed cash out of the drawer before fleeing on foot.
The robber was described as white and between 5-foot-1 and 5-foot-4. She was wearing a black hooded jacket, dark pants and a black and white scarf over what appeared to be dirty blonde hair.
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Detectives believe the same woman robbed a Dunkin' Donuts Monday as well as a Carvel on back-to-back nights over the weekend. The woman is also suspected in two other robberies over the last month, but police have not released details on those heists.
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The woman has displayed a pink-handled knife in every robbery, CBS 2 reported.
Anyone with information about on any of the robberies is asked to call detectives at 631-852-6555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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