Source: Correction officer reports store burglary in progress in Tompkinsville – SILive.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Police are searching for a man who reportedly burglarized a store in Tompkinsville late on Tuesday night.

An eagle-eyed New York City Department of Correction officer witnessed what appeared to be a burglary and alerted police, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.

A woman saw an unknown man apparently breaking into a grocery store at 111 Victory Blvd. at about 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a spokesman for the NYPDs Deputy Commissioner of Public Information. The suspect then exited the store and fled, police said.

Police described the man as wearing all-black clothing and a backpack.

A level-one mobilization was called for an officer needing assistance because the Correction officer was a witness, according to the source with knowledge of the investigation.

Emergency radio communications indicated that the search for the suspect lasted for hours early on Wednesday morning and the level-one mobilization was called off shortly after 6 a.m.

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