🌱 Woman Steals Car At Church, Runs Over Owner + Wading River Burglary

Happy Monday, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Miller Place-Rocky Point.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy. High: 57 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories in Miller Place-Rocky Point today:

1. A woman stole a car and then ran the owner over with in the parking lot of St. Mary's Church in Lake Ronkonkoma. On Saturday night, Doreen Dunbar got into Lorraine Lombardo's car while Lombardo, 73, was parked at clothing donation bins. (Patch)
2. Riverhead Police a arrested a Coram woman in connection with a burglary in Wading River early Saturday morning. Police say Taylor Mahoney, 26, broke into a garage at a home on Great Rock Drive in Wading River at about 4 a.m. Saturday and stole items from a car in the garage. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. Suffolk County police are investigating the shooting of two people Friday in a strip mall parking lot at Coram Commons at 16 Middle Country Rd. The victims are expected to recover. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Rocky Point High School Thespian Dinner Show, Rocky Point High School

From my notebook:

• Police have asked the public for help locating a man accused of stealing a Roomba vacuum from from Target, 265 Pond Path in Centereach, at about 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19. (Daily Voice)
• Riverhead officials are considering a new proposal to bring solar power to Riverhead’s landfill on Youngs Avenue. The project would generate up to 4,327,000 kilowatt-hours per year. (Subscription: Newsday)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "Anyone know any good time/grout guys? I have a small grout job I need done in my kitchen. All ears if anyone knows a reliable and reasonably priced contractor." (Nextdoor)

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— Jackie