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Gone In 60 Seconds: $135K In Trailer, Car Parts Stolen From Riverhead Dealership Gone In 60 Seconds: $135K In Trailer, Car Parts Stolen From Riverhead Dealership
Gone In 60 Seconds: $135K In Trailer, Car Parts Stolen From Riverhead Dealership Apparently, some people don’t believe in paying retail. Suffolk County Police are on the hunt for two bold thieves who rolled out of a Riverhead dealership with a trailer full of auto parts—without ever signing a lease or haggling over interest rates. The dynamic duo pulled into the parking lot of Eagle Chevrolet on Old Country Road around 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, casually hitched up a $60,000 trailer, and drove off as if they had just closed a deal on the lot. But the real kicker? The stolen trailer wasn’t empty; it housed $75,000 worth of automotive parts, bringing the total loss to…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Long Island Businesses, Police Say Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Long Island Businesses, Police Say Police have arrested a man accused of stealing several American flags from businesses on Long Island. The alleged crime spree came to an end Thursday, June 1, when an employee at the Laundry Palace in Riverhead called 911 saying a man had just cut the rope and removed the flags from outside the business. When officers arrived, they found a man matching the suspect description not far from the scene. He was later identified as 37-year-old Nelson Priester, who is homeless. Priester was reportedly uncooperative and initially refused to identify himself. Investigators were able to tie him to…

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by Michael Mashburn