Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man who stole more than $1,000 worth of sneakers from a downtown Riverhead shop in May.
The man purchased five pairs of sneakers from Sneaker Aquarium on East Main Street on May 23 using a stolen credit card, according to police.
The suspect is described as black, 6 feet, 3 inches tall, clean-shaven with a heavy build. He was wearing dark blue pants and a light blue hospital scrub shirt. He also wore a stethoscope around his neck.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with any information is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS or contact the Riverhead Police Detective Division at 727-4500 Ext. 327. All calls will be kept confidential.
Editor’s note: A criminal charge is an accusation. By law, a person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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