Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Cars Drive Golf Course Greens

The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

• According to a police report, an unknown person broke a window at a home on Salem Drive in East Setauket and stole 30 figurines from a display cabinet at approximately 7 p.m. on Aug. 17.

• Christopher Nelson, 18, of Miller Place, was arrested Aug. 16 in Port Jefferson Station and charged with fourth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon. Nelson was found with a controlled substance, a scale and a switchblade knife on Half Mile Road and Gary Street in Port Jefferson Station.

• Thomas Balzarano, 28, of Sound Beach, was arrested Aug. 17 in Rocky Point and charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was arrested on 25A while driving a 1997 BMW.

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• Frank Giannattasio, 23, of Yaphank, was arrested Aug. 17 in Rocky Point and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled subtance. He was arrested on 25A with Balzarano.

• Police are investigating an incident of criminal mischief at in Setauket in which the greens were damaged and liquid dish soap bottles, beer cans, and lawn chairs were found nearby. The incident took place between 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 and 5:45 a.m. on Aug. 18.

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