Thief Flees With $50K Watch In Huntington Station: Police

A man stole a watch worth nearly $50,000 from a Huntington Station store earlier this month, police say.

According to authorities, the man, who is pictured above, entered Tourneau, located in the Walt Whitman Mall, and asked to try on a Rolex Skydweller watch, valued at $48,850, on Monday, Oct. 2.

After putting on the watch, the man ran out the store and entered a gray Toyota Prius that was waiting in the parking lot. The vehicle was being driven by another man and had a Pennsylvania license plate.

The man is wanted for grand larceny.

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.

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