Crime & Safety

Cops: Man Beaten, Robbed at Port Jefferson LIRR Station

Investigation turned over to MTA investigators by Suffolk Police.

A 24-year-old man was assaulted and robbed on Friday on the platform at the according to a Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesperson.

Suffolk police responded to a call at 11:50 p.m. about a man who had been assaulted by a group of people and then robbed at the LIRR station off of Route 112 in Port Jefferson. The investigation was turned over to the MTA police to handle.

The unidentified man’s head was cut open by an unknown object and then he had prescription medication, some cash and a non-working cell phone taken from him, according to the MTA. MTA police said that they canvassed the LIRR station but no suspects were found and no arrests were made.

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The investigation is ongoing.

Police said that the injured man was taken to a local hospital and was expected to be released.

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