Crime & Safety
Crimes Nearby: Smithtown Duo Charged in String of Gas Station Robberies
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Three Village
Leah Carillo, 24, of Stony Brook, was arrested Nov. 16 in Stony Brook and charged with third-degree grand larceny, a felony that indicates a crime involving a monetary value between $3,000 and $50,000. Police said Carillo wrote four unauthorized checks at a dentist's office in Stony Brook in excess of $4,000 between July and November of 2012.
Smithtown
Police arrested two Brentwood individuals after they allegedly robbed three gas stations last week, armed with weapons.
Lynteenie Codner, 21, was arrested in Smithtown on Nov. 14 on three counts of first degree robbery while displaying a firearm and one count of third degree robbery, all felonies.
Stephanie Machado, 19, was arrested in Smithtown on Nov. 14 on two counts of first degree robbery while displaying a firearm and one count of third degree robbery, all felonies.
Reports state Codner and Machado displayed a firearm at an undisclosed Gulf gas station on Sept. 29 and robbed the store of money.
According to reports, Codner and Machado also displayed a firearm and robbed cash from an undisclosed Mobil gas station on Sept. 30 and Monte's Service Station in North Babylon on Sept. 13.
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Miller Place-Rocky Point
Samantha Cotroneo, 21, of Mt. Sinai, was arrested Nov. 16 in Centereach and charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. According to police, Cotroneo was arrested at the Centereach Mall at 5 p.m. with a quantity of heroin. She allegedly tested positive for heroin and also took health and beauty products from the Walmart in the Centereach Mall.
Port Jefferson
Philip Lurie, 20, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested on Nov. 17 in Port Jefferson Station and charged with assault, a misdemeanor. At about 12:30 a.m., Lurie allegedly punched and kicked a 19-year-old man at a house on Kool Place. He was arrested by police six hours later on North Country Road in Port Jefferson. According to court records, Lurie was released on his own recognizance on Nov. 17. He is due back in court on Dec. 4.
