Mastic family assaulted during home burglary; Suffolk police seeking 4 suspects

Suffolk police are seeking four men in connection with a Wednesday afternoon robbery and assault. Credit: Paul Mazza
Suffolk police are seeking four men who allegedly assaulted a family in a Mastic home during a burglary.
About 4:45 p.m., the men kicked open a side door of the Patchogue Avenue home while a man and a woman were inside, the Suffolk County Police Department said in a news release.
The intruders hit the man with a firearm and shoved the woman before stealing items and fleeing through the rear door, police said. The man suffered minor injuries but declined medical assistance. The woman was not injured.
Police ask anyone with information on the burglary to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 800-220-TIPS.
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