Police are searching for the
man caught on surveillance video breaking into a Lawrence restaurant.
According to detectives, an unknown male broke into the store
front and removed approximately $500 from the cash register and $20 from
the tip jar.
The subject then fled on foot northbound on Rockaway Turnpike.
The
owner of a shop next door says within the last year or so, he's seen an uptick
of drug use in the neighborhood and people asking for money in the parking
lot.
Detective’s request anyone
with information to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.