Police Seek Suspect in Robbery, Assault

Suffolk County Police are seeking the man behind a robbery and assault Wednesday afternoon along New York Avenue in Huntington Station.

Second Squad detectives released photos of a man they said committed a brazen street crime. The suspect pulled two yellow metal chain necklaces off of a male victim.

When a second male tried to assist the victim, who is his brother, the suspect knocked the second male to the ground and took $15 from him, police said. 

The suspect, described as a black male wearing a white T-shirt and running shorts, fled eastbound on Church Street.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000.00 for information that leads to an arrest.

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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. 

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