Police Seeking Pair in Distraction Theft From Elderly Man in Smithtown

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Hate Crime Unit detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two people who distracted an elderly man and stole money from him in Smithtown in October.

According to police, a man followed an elderly man into Chase Bank, located at 705 Route 347, and observed him withdraw money from his account on Oct. 31. The suspect and another man then followed the victim to New York Community Bank, located at 719 Route 347, at approximately 11:40 a.m.

When the victim wasn’t looking, one of the men distracted the victim while the other man entered the victim’s vehicle and stole money, police said.

Above are photos of the suspect who followed the victim into the Chase Bank on Route 347.

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.