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Electric Scoreboard Control Box Nabbed From Kings Park School: PD

A young man stole the box and drove off with a group of people, police say. They are wanted for burglary.

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A man stole an electronic scoreboard control box from William T. Rodgers Middle School in Kings Park in late January, and drove off with a group of people, Suffolk police said.
A man stole an electronic scoreboard control box from William T. Rodgers Middle School in Kings Park in late January, and drove off with a group of people, Suffolk police said. (Courtesy: Suffolk County Crime Stoppers)

KINGS PARK, NY — Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help in finding the group who police say stole property from a Kings Park school earlier this year.

Multiple people entered the grounds of William T. Rodgers Middle School, at 97 Old Dock Road, sometime between 11 p.m. Jan. 31 and 12:15 a.m. Feb. 1, police said. One of the men entered the school and stole an electronic scoreboard control box, police said. He got into a dark-colored Honda Pilot with at least five people in the car, which then drove off, police said. The group is wanted for burglary. Police announced the theft on Friday.

A man stole an electronic scoreboard control box from William T. Rodgers Middle School in Kings Park in late January, and drove off with a group of people, Suffolk police said. (Credit: Suffolk County Crime Stoppers)
A man stole an electronic scoreboard control box from William T. Rodgers Middle School in Kings Park in late January, and drove off with a group of people, Suffolk police said. (Credit: Suffolk County Crime Stoppers)

Police ask anyone with information to reach Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and leave an anonymous tip via phone call at 1-800-220-TIPS, using a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. A cash reward of up to $5,000 is offered for information that leads to an arrest.

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