(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police have arrested a man for robbing a store in Holbrook on Friday, July 17.
Christopher Ventrice entered Ralphs Italian Ices, located at 1191 Grundy Ave, at approximately 10 p.m. and stated to an employee that he had a gun and demanded cash. Ventrice fled on foot.
Suffolk County Police have Christopher Ventrice, 31, of Holbrook, for robbing a store in Holbrook on Friday, July 17. Photo Credit: Chris Boyle.
Fifth Precinct Patrol Officers along with officers from the Canine and Aviation Sections responded. Fifth Precinct Patrol Officer Daniel Hogan spotted a suspicious man on a bicycle that fit the suspect’s description on Maria Court, Holbrook at approximately 10:08 p.m. Officer Hogan went to speak to the man when the suspect got off his bicycle and fled into a backyard. Officer Hogan pursued the suspect on foot but did not find him.
Canine Officer Stephen McSweeney and his dog McClane spotted Ventrice hiding under a pool deck at a residence on Maria Court at approximately 11:10 p.m. He was arrested without further incident. Ventrice did not have a gun on him at the time of the arrest.
Ventrice, 31, of Holbrook was charged with Robbery 1st Degree, and arraigned on Saturday, July 18 at First District Court in Central Islip.
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