Crime & Safety
Police: Woman's Purse Stolen at Uncle Giuseppe's
The purse was stolen from the victim's shopping cart and the thief fled by car on Route 111, police say.
Suffolk County Police are looking for an unknown man who stole a purse from an Uncle Giuseppe's customer while shopping Friday.
According to police, a man stole a woman customer's pocketbook from her shopping cart while she was shopping at the Route 111 location at roughly 4:35 p.m. Police said the man then fled the supermarket and travelled southbound on Route 111.
The car the man was driving is described as an older black four-door sedan with loud exhaust as if the car had no muffler.
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A police investigation is underway.
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