Maybe they were looking for some old coins to collect! Well, I guess that is life these days. Moms should open a bank account for the kids who are intent in saving money. That way, they'd be able to get more in return for saving.

Cameron Scott

Last week someone stole all of the loose change out of the cupholders in my car. Desperate times!

This reminds me of a robbery my dad witnessed in his Brooklyn neighborhood when he was a little boy. The robbers came out of the corner store with their hands full of coins, dropping many as they ran. My dad is 82 years old so it was during the Depression. I guess we're back there now.

"Who goes out at 2 am to buy milk? In the city, maybe, on you're way home from somewhere. But in the burbs?"

I have gone out to buy milk or coffee ("for breakfast," as the Newsday article put it) at 2 AM or later several times. Now I live in Brooklyn, and apparently you think that "city people" are a lot different than the "country people" (or something) in "the burbs" but I don't see what's suspicious about going out late to buy something for morning regardless of where they live. This was East Patchogue, not somewhere in Wyoming where he might have a 15 mile trip.

And the robbers knew he was going to go out at 2 in the morning to get milk? Did they just hang around all night waiting for him to make the trip?

They didn't make a fast getaway with that load of coins. Did they count out the pennies and nickels as they made the drug score? I am sure the dealer was real happy with the change.

Obviously someone related or a friend towards the son was behind the robbery. There is no other way how they would know he has a jug full of coins.

Why would you need milk at 2am anyway? If anything go in the morning to get the milk or you should have gotten it earlier in the day knowing you were low or out of milk.

Probably the kid's 'friends'.

My family had a water jug for coins, once it was finally full, we went and cashed the coins in and ended up getting a little over 900 dollars.

So, yes, if my intention was to rob a lot of money from someone's house, the Poland Spring jug would be one of the better choices.

Never underestimate the stupidity and laziness of a thief. People have been killed over tip jars.

Life savings in a water jug is the first sign of a recession.

Why wouldn't they take the coins? Did you expect them to unhinge the flatscreen from the wall or to disconnect the playstation as well? These goons were looking for a quick score. Drug addicts don't give a shit if you live near Central Park or Massapequa Park. They will rob you in a heartbeat. Sounds like some dope sick folks pulled off this caper. Not sure why going out for milk @ 2am is suspicious either. People in suburbia have the right to go out whenever they want as well.

maybe the errand wasn't really for milk, and the homeowner came up short?

@bsjones:

It does seem a little fishy, I'll give you that.

Do you have any idea how heavy a jar filled with coins is? Even assuming it was one of the new kind of poland spring jugs made out of plastic (we had an old school glass one that must have weighed 20pounds empty), that thing must have been heavy and unwieldy!

Who goes out at 2 am to buy milk? In the city, maybe, on your way home from somewhere. But in the burbs?

Who goes out at 2 am to buy milk? In the city, maybe, on you're way home from somewhere. But in the burbs?

Had to be people the son knows...

The police need to stake out commerce bank and wait for these guys to use the coin machine.

Maybe they needed to do their laundry.