Crime & Safety
Halloween Slasher Wanted By Police After LI Parking Lot Assault
Suffolk police are searching for a man who wore a Michael Myers mask when he slashed another man with a knife in Central Islip on Halloween.
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — The Suffolk County Police Department is asking for the public's public's help identifying man who slashed another man with a knife on Halloween.
According to the police, a Bay Shore man was sitting in his 2016 Toyota when an unknown man wearing a Michael Myers Halloween mask approached the driver’s door and slashed the victim in the chest and shoulder with a knife on October 31 around 4:10 p.m.
Police said the suspect is a light-skinned male with a medium build, wore a red sweatshirt, gray pants, and the Michael Myers Halloween mask.
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The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Anyone with information may contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, via the mobile app P3 Tips, or online at P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.
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