Crime

CVS in West Islip robbed at gunpoint, Suffolk police say

By John Valentijohn.valenti@newsday.com

Suffolk County police are searching for two men who they said stole prescription medication during an armed robbery at a CVS store in West Islip early Thursday.

Police said the robbery, at the pharmacy at 499 Montauk Hwy., occurred at about 4:10 a.m.

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Suffolk County police are searching for two men who they said stole prescription medication during an armed robbery at a CVS store in West Islip early Thursday.

Police said the robbery, at the pharmacy at 499 Montauk Hwy., occurred at about 4:10 a.m.

There were no injuries.

According to Major Case Unit detectives, one of the suspects displayed a handgun during the robbery and the two suspects fled in a vehicle.

Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”

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