Crime & Safety

Man Wanted For Damaging SUV In Lake Grove: Police

The man scratched the side of the car and left, police say. He is wanted for criminal mischief.

A man is wanted for criminal mischief after Suffolk police said he scratched an SUV in Lake Grove on March 4.
A man is wanted for criminal mischief after Suffolk police said he scratched an SUV in Lake Grove on March 4. (Courtesy of Suffolk County Crime Stoppers)

LAKE GROVE, NY — Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help in finding the man who police said damaged an SUV in a Lake Grove parking lot in March.

A man got out of a white Mercedes Benz SUV in a parking lot on Alexander Avenue at 8:10 p.m. on March 4 and scratched the side of a 2023 Rivian R1S parked in the lot, police said. The man
got back in the Mercedes and drove away, police said. He is wanted for criminal mischief.

A man is wanted for criminal mischief after Suffolk police said he scratched an SUV in Lake Grove on March 4. (Courtesy of Suffolk County Crime Stoppers)

Police ask anyone with information to reach Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and leave an anonymous tip via phone call at 1-800-220-TIPS, using a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. A cash reward is offered for information that leads to an arrest.

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