Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After Burglarizing 4 Homes: Cops
BREAKING: The 27-year-old broke into four local homes and tried to break into a fifth on Friday, police say.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY – A 27-year-old man was arrested for committing several residential burglaries in Lake Ronkonkoma on Friday, police said.
According to Suffolk Police, Fourth Precinct officers responded to a report of a burglary at 94 Clarendon Road at about 9:30 a.m. After an investigation, Michael Rollero was identified as the burglar and he located and arrested at the Mobil Gas station located at 271 Portion Road around 11 a.m., police said.
Further investigation by detectives revealed that Rollero had committed burglaries at three other homes (listed below) earlier Friday, police said.
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- 46 Clarendon Road, Lake Ronkonkoma
- 28 Dorchester Road, Lake Ronkonkoma
- 38 Dorchester Road, Lake Ronkonkoma
Rollero also attempted to break into a home at 57 Locust St. in Lake Ronkonkoma Friday, police said.
Rollero, of Ronkonkoma, was charged with three counts of second degree burglary, third degree, second degree attempted burglary, fourth degree criminal possession of stolen property and fifth degree criminal possession of stolen property.
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Rollero will be held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Saturday.
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