Thief Sought Who Stole Dump Truck, Crashed Into Guardrail: Cops

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — The search is on for a person who stole and crashed a dump truck last month — and then crashed it into a guardrail in Westhampton, police said.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and detectives from the Southampton Town Police Department are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person who, on Nov. 28, stole a 2008 Ford F-350 dump truck with a black landscape trailer attached from the area of 157 Montauk Highway, police said.

A short time later, the stolen truck was crashed into a guardrail and utility pole near the intersection of Montauk Highway and Mill Road, at approximately 10:40 a.m., police said.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash, or the motorist driving prior to the incident, is asked to contact Southampton Town Police Department at 631-728-5000, detective division at 631-702-2230, the Southampton Town Police TIPS HOTLINE: 631-728-3454 or email TIPS at crimetips@southamptontownny.gov.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

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