Incident Report: Police Investigating Mt. Sinai Burglaries

BURGLARY

Police are investigating three separate recent burglaries on Granada Circle in Mt. Sinai. In one case, on May 10, someone broke into a house through the rear basement window between 8:10 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. and stole video game consoles and games. On May 9, a burglar entered the home possibly through a doggie door on the side of the house between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and stole an iPad and jewelry. On May 6, a homeowner found a rear bedroom window was unlocked with a rip in the screen, and reported that jewelry and electronics were missing.

A resident of North Country Road in Mt. Sinai reported that someone broke into a house that was under construction and stole a nail gun, ladder and copper fittings sometime between May 4 and May 5.

ASSAULT

Suffolk police responded to a fight at a residence on Canal Road in Mt. Sinai in which one person was hit over the head with a glass bottle. The victim refused medical attention and no arrests were made. The incident took place at 11:50 p.m. on May 9. 

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

A resident of Oleeta Road in Mt. Sinai reported May 4 that someone had shot a BB gun at a parked car, damaging the rear window, at approximately 11:20 p.m. on May 4.

GRAND LARCENY

Employees at Hurricane Tree Experts, a business based on Comsewogue Road in Port Jefferson Station, reported May 9 that someone entered an unlocked yard and stole a wood chipper valued at approximately $60,000. The stolen wood chipper was equipped with a GPS tracker and the police were able to locate it within a different precinct.

A customer at Panera Bread in Port Jefferson Station reported May 7 that her wallet went missing from her pocketbook while at the restaurant.