Crime & Safety
Cops: $5,000 Offered to Identify Purse Thief [VIDEO]
Crime Stoppers puts up reward for information.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers has put up a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a woman suspected of shoplifting two bags from The Perfect Purse in Southampton Village.
Southampton Village police said that on Oct. 25 at 1:45 p.m. the woman took a black 10-inch Chanel double flap bag valued at $3,600 and a gold-colored Hermès imitation Birkin bag valued at $700 while the staff were distracted.
Survellience video shows the woman removing the Chanel purse from the shelves of the Hampton Road used handbag shop and sticking it in a large bag she carried into the store.
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Crime Stoppers states that anyone with information can anonymously call 1-800-220-TIPS.
Tipsters can also call Det. Bernard J. Bobinski at 631-283-0083 ext. 247, or the Southampton Village Police Department Detective Division at 631-283-0056. All calls will remain confidential, police said.