Police Nab Holbrook Man for Attempted Robbery of Islandia Eatery

A Holbrook man was arrested Tuesday evening for attempting to rob a local Subway restaurant. 

Police said Patrick Piccola walked into the Subway restaurant in Islandia Wednesday night at about 6:35 and approached a clerk, pointing what appeared to be a gun. Piccola fled the store, located at 1750 Veterans Memorial Hwy without any money.

Fourth Precinct officers were in the area when an employee at a neighboring 7-Eleven noticed a man acting suspicious and asked a customer in the store to go outside and ask police if they were searching for someone. The man the customer described to police fit the description of the man who fled the Subway. Officer David Ferrara then walked into the 7-Eleven and arrested Piccola at about 7 p.m.

Police charged Piccola, 23, of Murial St. in Holbrook with first-degree attempted robbery and possession of a hypodermic instrument. He is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.