Suffolk Police Incidents: Knifepoint Mugging; Break-In

The following incidents were reported in the Suffolk Police Department Second Precinct between April 23 and May 1.

• A tall man wearing a black jacket reportedly brandished a knife and demanded money from someone at the USA Gas Station on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station. The man fled with the cash.

• An unknown person entered through the unlocked rear door of a house on Woodhull Road and stole money from a purse.

• A man reportedly threatened to shoot a man and his family on Depot Road in Huntington Station.

• An unknown person attempted to break into a home in Huntington Station through a rear window. Nothing was stolen.

• A unknown person reportedly entered a Halesite home through unlocked rear sliding doors and stole unspecified items. The person also stole cash from an unlocked car parked in the driveway.

• A man wearing orange shorts and a blue shirt reportedly broke the window of a car on Lowndes Avenue in Huntington Station with a BB gun.

• Someone reportedly wrote a bad check when buying a lawn mower from another individual on Bellerose Avenue in East Northport.