Cocaine-Carrying Burglar Nabbed After Stealing Thousands From Long Island Business, Police Say

An accused burglar is behind bars after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from a Long Island business.

Anthony Miola, age 49, is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from Yummy Gyro in Williston Park on Monday, Sept. 2.
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09/08/2024 2:00 p.m.

Nassau County Police said officers responded to Yummy Gyro, located in Williston Park on Willis Avenue, for a burglary shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2.

An investigation found that someone broke into the restaurant and stole approximately $3,000 from a lockbox and another $500 from a cash register.

Officers located 49-year-old Anthony Miola, of Mineola, in a nearby parking lot after identifying him as a suspect. He was arrested on suspicion of burglary, grand larceny, and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

At the time of his arrest, Miola was carrying a glass pipe containing a burnt substance believed to be crack cocaine, police said.

He was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

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