Crime & Safety

Police Seeking Kohl's Vacuum Thief

The thief fled in gray Astro van, police say.

Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a woman who they stole a vacuum from a store in Lake Ronkonkoma in December.

According to police, the woman stole a Shark vacuum from Kohl’s, located at 106 Ronkonkoma Ave., on Dec. 21 at approximately 5:50 p.m. The woman is described as white/Hispanic, 5-foot-2 with a stocky build and black hair in a bun. She was wearing a black and white jacket with a white shirt underneath and Ugg boots.

The woman fled into the passenger side of a gray Astro van, with a NY registration 25676MK.

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