Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Robbing 3 Businesses At Gunpoint: SCPD
The 43-year-old robbed two restaurants and a laundromat over the past month, police say.
WEST BABYLON, NY - A West Babylon man was arrested on Friday for robbing three West Babylon businesses at gunpoint, according to Suffolk Police.
Joseph Sabatino, 43, entered three businesses, displayed a handgun and demanded cash, police said.
The employees of the businesses complied and Sabatino fled with cash, police said.
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According to police, the businesses that were robbed are:
- Food Luck Kitchen on 940 Little East Neck Road, on March 10 at 8 p.m.
- New Yen Chun Kitchen on 922 Straight Path on March 20 at 8:40 p.m.
- One Hour Laundry on 1040 Little East Neck Road on March 28 at 4:40 p.m.
Following an investigation, officers arrested Sabatino during a traffic stop at the corner of Barnum Street and Vermont Avenue at 10:20 a.m.
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Sabatino was charged with three counts of second degree robbery and second degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
He was held overnight at the First Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on March 30.
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