Police beat: Dix Hills shoplifter used knife

By Joy Vestal

Commack

On Saturday, $734 was stolen from the cash register at the Shell gas station on Harned Road. The attendant told police a couple distracted him and went into the store and took the money and a couple of batteries.

An Algonquin Lane resident told police his car was keyed and the radio was damaged Sunday.

A family's cars was broken into Sunday on Seminole Drive and a wallet with credit cards in it and a DVD player and radio were stolen.

Dix Hills

On Sunday, a security guard at the Pathmark store on Old Country Road told police he was cut on the arm by a knife when he tired to stop a woman who was seen shoplifting in the store.

East Northport

A resident on Vine Lane told police the rear window of his car was broken by someone who threw a beer can at it on Sunday.

Huntington

Two jackets valued at $600 each were stolen Sunday from the Clothes Horse store on Route 110.

Huntington Station

A 10-speed bicycle was reported stolen Saturday on New York Avenue.

On Saturday, a woman was arrested and charged with a DWI on New York Avenue and Pulaski Road.

Melville

A man on Broadhollow Road told police Saturday that he had received messages threatening his life on his cell phone.

On Saturday, the owner of Check Point Autos on Broadhollow Road told police his cars were broken into and items including a radio were stolen.

The driver-side window was broken Sunday on a car on Jayne Avenue and the GPS unit was stolen.