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The victim, age 32, told police he was walking in Riverhead near West Main Street and Griffing Avenue at around 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28, when a man pulled him into an alley and tried taking his electric scooter, Riverhead Police said.
When the victim told the suspect that the scooter didn’t work, the suspect pulled a silver-colored handgun and demanded everything in the victim’s pocket, police said.
The victim gave him $400 cash and a debit card before running from the alley toward Grangebel Park, police said.
Police searched the area with the help of a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit, but did not locate the suspect.
Investigators described him as a Black man around 6 feet tall with an average build. He was reportedly wearing black colored clothing, white sneakers, a black surgical mask, and a black beanie.
Anyone with information is asked to call Riverhead Police at 631-727-4500.
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