Crime & Safety
VIDEO: Classic Car & Shop Damaged After Snow Plow Theft, Crash
Police are investigating an incident that occurred between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.
An incident that occurred between 4 p.m. Friday afternoon and 7 a.m. Saturday morning remains under investigation after the owner of Family Automotive came to work Saturday morning to find a snow plow crashed through one of his bays.
We found this video posted over the weekend by StingerTV.
Police said on Monday that whoever is responsible for starting the truck and driving it through the building – where it apparently drove and was stuck right under a lift, causing extensive damage to a Chevy Nova overhead – could be charged with felony criminal mischief and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
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The phone line at Family Automotive on Monday was busy.
Police are urging anyone with information to call Sixth Precinct Detectives at (631) 854-8652 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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