Florida Man Who Robbed Northport Stop & Shop Arrested: Police

NORTHPORT, NY — A man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a robbery that happened at a Stop & Shop in Northport earlier in the week, Suffolk police said.

Eduardo Martinez, 33, of West Palm Beach, Florida, is accused of approaching the pharmacy counter inside of Stop & Shop, at 454 Fort Salonga Road, and handing an employee a note indicating he had a weapon and demanding prescription medication around 12:30 p.m. Monday, police said. The employee gave Martinez the medicine, and Martinez ran out of the store, police said.

Martinez was charged with third-degree robbery and false personation. Martinez was held at the Second Precinct overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.