Crime & Safety
SCPD Continues Search for Armed Robbery Suspect
Suspect, who displayed a handgun, fled with cash and cigarettes; remains at-large.
The Suffolk County Police Department continues to search for a suspect who robbed the Gulf Gas Station on the corner of Main Street and Spring Road across from Heckscher Park in Huntington around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night.
The suspect, who according to police displayed a handgun and demanded cash and cigarettes, is described as a black male in his 30s about 5-feet, 10-inches tall with crooked front teeth. At the time of the incident, the suspect was wearing dark jeans cuffed at bottom, a black baseball hat and a cream-colored pullover sweatshirt. According to police, the suspect also had his right arm in a sling and a light flesh colored ace bandage wrapped around his face and head.
A police spokesperson said the suspect fled with cash and cigarettes. The investigation is continuing.
Detectives are asking anyone who has information about this incident to call the Second Squad at (631) 854-8252 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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