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Three-Time Long Island Burglar Pleads Guilty For String Of Lowe’s Thefts
A Long Island man who allegedly stole over $3,000 from a Lowe’s store three times has pleaded guilty, officials said.
The plea came on Tuesday, May 16 from Terry Smith, aged 60, of Riverhead, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced.
Smith is accused of burglarizing the Lowe’s Home Improvement Store located on Old Country Road in Riverhead on three separate occasions.
On November 10, 2021, Smith walked out of Lowe’s with a shopping cart of unpaid merchandise, which included a spray gun kit, hedge trimmers, and a chainsaw having a value of nearly $3,000, according to the court docu…
Town Employee In Suffolk Arraigned For Stealing Property
An employee of a Long Island town was arraigned after authorities said he stole and sold town property worth thousands of dollars.
Robert Chura, age 29, of Selden, was arraigned on Thursday, Jan. 6, after he was accused of stealing tools from the Town of Huntington and selling them, according to an announcement from Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney.
Chura was charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree grand larceny, and official misconduct, the DA's Office said.
Chura, who worked as a part-time security guard for the town, is accused of breaking into a tool roo…