Crime & Safety
Motorcycle Sale Turns Violent; Attempted Robber Critically Hurt
The would-be buyer assaulted a man and tried to steal the motorcycle, but the man's son fought back in an LI parking lot, police say.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY – Three people were taken to the hospital after a motorcycle sale in a Long Island parking lot turned violent Friday afternoon.
After listing a motorcycle for sale online, the sellers, a father and a son, agreed to meet a buyer in the Lake Shore Plaza parking lot at the corner of Portion and Cenacle roads in Lake Ronkonkoma to complete the sale at about 3:30 p.m., Suffolk Police said.
The buyer didn't pay, but instead assaulted the father and attempted to leave with the motorcycle, police said. The son then struck the buyer with an unspecified object.
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All three were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital. The father and son were treated and released. The buyer is in critical condition. Police did not release any other information.
The investigation is continuing.
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Ronkonkoma, NY- Suffolk Police are investigating an incident which sent a father & son to the hospital with wounds from a hammer and another in critical condition after being struck with a metal ramp. It started as sale of a dirtbike but escalated into violence on Portion Rd. pic.twitter.com/3tXcB0rpMM
— Stringer News (@Stringernews) June 8, 2019
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