Toothpaste Thief Threatens Walgreens Worker With Screwdriver, LI Cops Say
FREEPORT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- Long Island police are searching for a man they say took off with about 15 tubes of toothpaste from a Walgreen's in Nassau County.
According to police, the man took the toothpaste from a Walgreens on Henry Street in Freeport shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
An employee told police the man pulled a screwdriver on him after the worker confronted him about not paying for the merchandise.
The suspect then fled in a grey Honda Odyssey.
Nassau County Police describe the suspect as a man in his 50s, standing 5'10" with a grey beard. He was last seen wearing a black knit hat.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-TIPS.
