Crime & Safety
Woman Charged In Car Theft After Search Of Neighborhood In Mastic: Police
The sedan was taken from North Bellport, and later found empty in Mastic, prompting officers to search by ground and air, Suffolk cops say.
MASTIC, NY — A Medford woman was arrested after a search of the ground and air in a Mastic neighborhood where a swiped car was found on Monday morning, Suffolk police said.
The scenario first unfolded at around 6:40 a.m. at a home on Doane Avenue in North Bellport where a 2009 Toyota Corolla left running in the driveway was stolen, according to police.
The sedan was located a short time later without the driver on Poospatuck Lane in Mastic, and patrol officers searched on the ground and the department's helicopter searched from overhead before finding Danielle Magee nearby, police said.
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Magee was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony, and will be arraigned at a later date, according to police.
Further details were not available.
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