Crime & Safety

Police Seek Help to Find Man Who Robbed Islandia Gas Station

Robbery occurred in November.

Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man who robbed an Islandia gas station in November.

Police say a man entered the Gulf station, located at 1460 Veterans Memorial Highway, pointed a small handgun at an employee and stole cash and lottery tickets on Nov. 14 at about 4:25 a.m.

The man was wearing a full, tan-colored facemask, camouflage pants, a dark-colored jacket with a hood and black gloves. He fled the scene in a tan Pontiac Aztek westbound on Express Drive North, police said.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

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