Crime & Safety
Police Release Sketch of Man Wanted in Sag Harbor Robbery
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the couple who robbed the Corner Closet in Sag Harbor at gunpoint on Tuesday night.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Sag Harbor Village Police Department released a sketch of the male robber on Wednesday night. They are asking for the public's help in identifying him and locating both robbers.
On Tuesday, at about 6 p.m., a man and a woman went into the store at 108 Main Street and displayed a handgun. They forced a woman — whom The Sag Harbor Express identified as the store owner, Seena Stromberg — to the back of the store, into a storage area, where her legs and hands were tied up. She was able to get free from restraints and exited the store, at which time the employee asked someone to call 911, village police said.The robbers than went back to the front of the store where they stole designer handbags, scarves and other accessories.
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According to a statement from the county police on Wednesday night, police believe the two fled in a late 1990s or early 2000s four-door white domestic sedan.
Police described the man as Hispanic, approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall with brown hair and in his late 20s to early 30s. He was wearing a black sweatshirt and jeans. The woman was described as Hispanic, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall with brown hair and in her late 20s to early 30s. She was wearing a fuchsia sweater vest over a black hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
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