Crimes Nearby: Jewelry Stolen From Commack Home

Hauppauge

Eric Latimer, 53, of Wyandanch, was arrested on March 5 in Hauppauge on a petty larceny charge, a misdemeanor. Police said Latimer bought gas from a gas station with an employee card that did not belong to him.

Jose Villanueva, 39, of Medford, was arrested on March 6 in Hauppauge on a second-degree criminal impersonation charge, a misdemeanor. According to police, Villanueva was in an accident in a 2004 Nissan at 750 Motor Parkway and identified himself as someone else.

Smithtown
Police said an Islip man knocked a woman to the ground, punched and kicked her, and then stole money from her. Steven Hansen, 28, of Islip, was arrested on March 3 in Smithtown on a second-degree robbery charge, a felony.

James Kalamaras, 39, of East Setauket, was arrested on March 5 in Smithtown on a second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle charge, a misdemeanor.

Commack 

Edward Harnisch of Commack, was arrested March 9 at 595 Commack Road in Smithtown after allegedly hitting a 2007 Lincoln with his vehicle and then fleeing the scene.

Barbara Sanchez, 47, of Commack, was arrested on a charge of grand larceny March 10 for allegedly stealing jewelry from a home on Otsego Place between October 1 and December 31 of 2012.

Miller Place

Robert Endlekofer, 52, of Miller Place, was arrested March 5 at 8:51 p.m. in Mt. Sinai and was charged with aggravated DWI under Leandra's Law, a felony. Police responded to a call that the driver of a 1991 GMC Sierra pickup truck, with a snow plow attached to the front, was driving erratically. Police stopped him on Mt. Sinai-Coram Road and discovered a 15-year-old child was in the vehicle; according to police, Endlekofer was intoxicated.