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Know Him? Man Attempts To Steal From Long Island Saks Fifth Avenue, Police Say Know Him? Man Attempts To Steal From Long Island Saks Fifth Avenue, Police Say
Know Him? Man Attempts To Steal From Long Island Saks Fifth Avenue, Police Say Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly threatened a store employee and attempted to steal clothing. The incident occurred on Monday, Nov. 13, in Huntington Station at the Saks Fifth Avenue store on Walt Whitman Road. Police said the man attempted to steal the clothing and was stopped by a store employee whom he threatened with a knife. The man then dropped the clothing and fled in a black Nissan Sentra, police said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Anyone with information c…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three Officers Injured In Tussle With Would-Be Thief On Long Island Three Officers Injured In Tussle With Would-Be Thief On Long Island
Three Officers Injured In Tussle With Would-Be Thief On Long Island An attempted car thief on Long Island is facing additional charges after injuring three police officers who witnessed him breaking into a vehicle, police said.  Officers responded at 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 18 to a report of a suspicious man looking into vehicles at an East Meadow Starbucks on Hempstead Turnpike, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  Upon their arrival, officers said they witnessed Gregory Hooks of Cambria Heights, 29, exiting a white Jeep with its car alarm blaring. Police said that Hooks verbally threatened officers who approached him and refused …

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by Christina Coulter