5 With Face Masks, Hoods Burglarize Tanger Business: Police

RIVERHEAD, NY — The search is on for five people who burglarized a store at the Tanger Outlets in Riverhead early Thursday, police said.

According to Riverhead Police, at 1:07 a.m., patrol officers responded to the Moose Knuckles outlet store after reports of a commercial burglary by security at the mall, located on West Main Street.

Tanger security reported hearing an active, audible alarm coming from the Tanger II area and found the front glass double doors broken at Moose Knuckles; numerous items of merchandise had been stolen from the store, police said.

Interior video surveillance showed five people, all dressed in hooded sweatshirts with hoods pulled over their heads, face masks, and gloves, who broke the glass on the front doors, entered the store, removed numerous coats from various clothing racks, exited through the broken front doors, and fled the area in a vehicle with an unknown make, model or registration, police said.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500 ext. 289. All calls will be kept confidential.