Crime & Safety

Police Hunt Second Man in West Islip Robbery

Deer Park teenager arrested and charged with two felonies.

Suffolk County Police are looking for the second of two teen robbers who they say held up a person on Hunter Avenue in West Islip last Friday evening.

Joshua Rosenberg, 16, of Deer Park, was arrested on September 14 and is charged with two felonies for the alleged crime on September 13.

A temporary order of protection was issued for the robbery victim. Rosenberg was initially held on $50,000 bond/$25,000 cash bond, according to a county criminal database. Monday he posted the bond and is due back in court on September 20.

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Rosenberg is facing a B felony for robbery with the display of a firearm and a C felony for robbery in the second degree and aided by another person.

Police say the investigation is continuing. 

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