Man wanted for stealing from Ronald McDonald House box at Blue Point McDonald’s

Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for info on the Oct. 15 theft of cash from a Ronald McDonald House donation box

Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who broke open a Ronald McDonald House donation box inside a Blue Point McDonald’s and took the cash inside.

The theft happened Oct. 15 about 9 a.m. at the restaurant at 32 Montauk Highway, police said.

Police released two surveillance images of the man they want to question. One shows him inside the restaurant wearing a dark baseball cap turned backward, a dark T-shirt and a camouflage-print jacket.

Police did not say how much money was taken or how the man got into the donation box.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information can submit an anonymous tip by calling 1.800.220.TIPS, through the P3 Tips mobile app, or online at P3Tips.com. Police said all calls, texts and emails are confidential.

The first Ronald McDonald House opened in Philadelphia in 1974, and the program has since grown to hundreds of Houses worldwide. The only House on Long Island is in New Hyde Park, next to Cohen Children’s Medical Center, where it opened in 1986.

A second Long Island House is now under construction in Stony Brook, next to Suffolk County’s only children’s hospital. The $34 million, 60,000-square-foot House will have 30 private bedrooms and will be the first Ronald McDonald House in Suffolk County. Construction was announced as officially underway July 29.

The charity’s website says it is scheduled to open in 2027.

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