Update (6 a.m.): The victim of a robbery at the Mattituck baseball field told police two black males ran off with his cell phone and a silver necklace around 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Southold Town Police said in a press release. READ
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A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the man who robbed the Magic Fountain ice cream shop in Mattituck Jan. 13, according to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers. READ
A man who flashed what appeared to be a handgun during a robbery at the Magic Fountain Ice Cream shop in Mattituck Friday afternoon remains at large, Southold Town police investigators at the scene said.
Paul Tromblee mug shot (Credit: Suffolk County police)
A Manorville man who pleaded guilty to armed robbery in connection with a string of robberies across Suffolk County — including one in Calverton and Mattituck — was sentenced to five years in prison Monday, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. (more…)
PAUL TROMBLEE
A Manorville man who police say is responsible for a string of robberies across Suffolk County – including one at a video game store in Mattituck – remains held on $100,000 cash bail and is due back in court on Friday.
Paul Tromblee, 35, was arrested on Saturday and was seen in First District Court in Central Islip on Sunday.
Suffolk County police announced the arrest on Saturday, and Southold Police later said, “additional charges for Tromblee are forthcoming regarding the Game Stop robbery in Southold Town.”
Online court records indicate that Tromblee is being held on $200,000 bond or $100,000 cash bail. Currently, Mr. Tromblee stands charged with eight counts of first-degree robbery and one count of third-degree robbery.
Since Oct. 26, gas stations in Calverton, Mastic, North Babylon, St. James, Dix Hills, and Bohemia as well as Jamba Juice in Stony Brook, Kissed by the Sun Tanning in Islip, and CVS Pharmacy in Lake Ronkonkoma were robbed by an armed suspect who demanded cash after pretending to purchase merchandise, police said. Utilizing video surveillance as well as tips, including information received via Crime Stoppers, Pattern Crime Unit detectives identified the suspect as Mr. Tromblee. He was located by detectives while driving on Sunrise Highway in Brookhaven around 3 p.m. Saturday.
Southold Police announced shortly after the Mattituck GameStop robbery that a link between the incident and the others further west were likely evident.
During the Mattituck robbery, which occurred last Wednesday, a man reportedly entered the store and “displayed what appeared to be a handgun,” getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to a police statement. No one was hurt in the robbery, police at the scene said.
Detectives are continuing to investigate if Mr. Tromblee is responsible for similar incidents that occurred recently. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. Police said all calls will remain confidential.
SURVEILLANCE PHOTO | Suffolk police said Paul Tromblee of Manorville has been identified as the man in this surveillance photo. He is charged with nine counts of armed robbery.
UPDATE 4:30 p.m.: Southold Town police announced Sunday afternoon that Paul Tromblee, the 35-year-old Manorville man arrested in connection with nine armed robberies across Suffolk County, will also be charged with last Tuesday’s robbery at GameStop in Mattituck.
ORIGINAL STORY: A Manorville man was arrested Saturday in connection with the armed robbery of the Hess gas station on Edwards Avenue in Calverton and at least eight other incidents, Suffolk County police said.
PAUL TROMBLEE
Paul Tromblee, 35, may still face charges in relation to other armed robberies in the county, police said. Southold Town Police said last week that the suspect in the other area robberies may have been responsible for the armed robbery of the GameStop store in Mattituck last Tuesday, though Mr. Tromblee has not yet been charged in connection with that incident.
Det. Lt. Edward Reilly of the Suffolk County Police Department said Sunday that detectives are working with Southold police, who he said still believe Mr. Tromblee is responsible for the Mattituck robbery.
Currently, Mr. Tromblee stands charged with eight counts of first-degree robbery and one count of third-degree robbery. He is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip Sunday, Suffolk police said.
Since Oct. 26, gas stations in Calverton, Mastic, North Babylon, St. James, Dix Hills, and Bohemia as well as Jamba Juice in Stony Brook, Kissed by the Sun Tanning in Islip, and CVS Pharmacy in Lake Ronkonkoma were robbed by an armed suspect who demanded cash after pretending to purchase merchandise, police said. Utilizing video surveillance as well as tips, including information received via Crime Stoppers, Pattern Crime Unit detectives identified the suspect as Mr. Tromblee. He was located by detectives while driving on Sunrise Highway in Brookhaven around 3 p.m. Saturday.
The Hess gas station — barely in the jurisdiction of the SCPD – was robbed Oct. 30, after a man pulled a handgun on a store clerk, demanding cash from the register about 7:45 p.m.
Mohammed Kahn, the clerk at the Calverton Hess, told the News-Review on the night of the incident that the robber walked straight up to the register and demanded cash, first giving him the impression that the act was a trick.
“I was looking to him like he was joking,” Mr. Kahn said at the time.
Detectives are continuing to investigate if Mr. Tromblee is responsible for similar incidents that occurred recently. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. Police said all calls will remain confidential.
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | A Southold police officer ropes off the scene of an armed robbery at the GameStop in Mattituck Tuesday night.
Southold Town police are investigating whether Tuesday night’s armed robbery at a Mattituck video game store is related to a string of armed robberies across Suffolk County, including one at a Calverton gas station last week, the police chief said.
“I think there are some very similar cases that Suffolk County’s having right now,” said chief Martin Flatley.
The robbery occurred just after 5 p.m. at GameStop, a video game store located in the Mattituck Plaza at the corner of Main Road and Factory Avenue, police said.
A man entered the store and “displayed what appeared to be a handgun,” getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to a police statement. No one was hurt in the robbery, police at the scene said.
The GameStop had been open at midnight for the early release of Call of Duty: Ghosts, the highly anticipated sequel to a popular war game series.
Police taped off the front of the store Tuesday night as a state K-9 unit helped search the area for the suspect.
Police Chief Martin Flatley said police were investigating whether the man drove away from the scene or was picked up after the robbery.
“With K9, if you have a very short [scent] track and you kind of lose things, maybe he got into a car, maybe he got picked up,” he explained.
Chief Flatley said police were compiling witness statements and surveillance footage from stores in the shopping center to determine how the robber fled.
The suspect remains at large.
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | Southold Town police detective Steve Harned (right) dusts the door of GameSpot for fingerprints after a reported armed robbery Tuesday night.
Southold Police are actively investigating an armed robbery which occurred at GameStop in Mattituck shortly after 5 p.m.
Police have taped off in front of the store, and a K-9 unit has been dispatched to help track down the suspect.
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | A video game store was robbed Tuesday evening.
Game Stop, a video game store located in Mattituck Plaza at the corner of Main Road and Factory Avenue, was open at midnight on Tuesday for the early release of Call of Duty: Ghosts, a highly anticipated video game.
Detective Steven Harned said no one was hurt in the robbery and no arrests have been made as of 6:15 p.m.
Check back as more information becomes available.