Crime & Safety
Baby Yoda-Wearing Robber Sprayed 'Unknown Irritant' On LI Gas Station Clerk: Cops
The beloved Star Wars Universe character hung from his black jacket as he swiped the cash register and booked it, cops say.
PATCHOGUE, NY — Grogu would not approve.
A Baby Yoda-wearing robber sprayed a Patchogue gas station attendant with an unknown irritant and then swiped the cash register before making a run for it in Patchogue on New Year's Eve, Suffolk police said Wednesday.
The man, who was wearing a black jacket with the beloved Star Wars Universe character hanging from it, robbed OK Petroleum on East Main Street at around 5:40 a.m., according to police. The charm can be seen in a screen grab pulled from surveillance video.
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The crime is being investigated as a grand larceny by Suffolk's 5th Squad in Patchogue.
Further details were not available from police.
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Suffolk Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
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