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Cops Seek Armed Robber in Suffolk Crime Spree

Suffolk County police released a photo of an armed robbery suspect they believe is responsible for more than a dozen robberies in Suffolk.
Suffolk County police released a photo of an armed robbery suspect they believe is responsible for more than a dozen robberies in Suffolk.

Suffolk County police Wednesday released a photo of the man they believe is responsible for more than a dozen armed robberies at various businesses on eastern Long Island over the past month.

The suspect’s crime spree started Dec. 9 at a Subway sandwich shop in Medford, police said. The latest robbery occurred Tuesday at Mobil on the Run on Sunrise Highway in Islip Terrace, police said.

The man has robbed at least six Subway restaurants and several gas stations, along with a Carvel in Center Moriches on New Year’s Day, according to police. In total, 14 businesses have been hit during the crime wave.

The robberies have all occurred between 7 p.m. and midnight.

Police said the handgun-toting robber is “possibly Hispanic” and between 5-feet-6 and 5-feet-10. He typically wears a hooded sweatshirt, a dark-colored scarf and mask over his face.

He steals cash and flees the scene on foot, police added.

Anyone with information regarding these robberies is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

List of businesses police believe the suspect has robbed since Dec. 9:

Mobil on the Run, located at 3239 Sunrise Highway, Islip Terrace, on January 7
Subway, located at 600-7 Portion Road, Lake Ronkonkoma, on January 5
Subway, located at 173 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset, on January 3
7-Eleven, located at 2810 Route 112, Medford, on January 3
Royal Market, located 451 Glen Drive, Shirley, on January 2
Carvel, located at 536 Main St., Center Moriches, on January 1
Hess, located at 1801 North Ocean Ave., Medford, on December 31
Subway, located at 600 Portion Road, Ronkonkoma, on December 29
Subway, located at 402 Route 112, North Patchogue, on December 28
Hess Express, located at 440 Portion Road, Ronkonkoma, on December 26
Sunoco, located at 3423 Route 112, Coram, on December 25
Hess, located at 3203 Route 112, Medford, December 15
Subway, located at 2920 Route 112, Medford, on December 11
Subway, located at 2920 Route 112, Medford, on December 9