Crime & Safety

Police Hunting for Burger King Purse Snatcher in Farmingville

Man reached through drive-thru window, made off with employee's pocketbook.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Sixth Precinct Crime Section are asking for your help identifying and locating a man who stole a woman's pocketbook from her job at the Burger King in Farmingville.

According to police, the theft took place on September 1 at around 11 p.m. when the man pictured here approached the drive-thru window of the North Ocean Avenue Burger King, reached through the window and grabbed an employee's purse from a coat hook that.

The subect is a white male in his late teens or early 20s, with dark hair. Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

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