Police: Good Samaritan assaulted

By Joy Vestal

Commack

A burglary was discovered Friday at a house on Linda Lane. Police said that the thief brought a ladder to gain access to a window of the house.

Jewelry and money were taken Friday during a burglary at a house on Tara Lane.

Graffiti was found yesterday on a fence at a house on Vera Lane.

Dix Hills

A woman was arrested Friday on Bagatelle Road and charged with false personation after she gave the officer a false name.

Police reported Friday that a shoplifter was arrested at the Pathmark store on Old Country Road.

Two front windows were broken Sunday at an empty house on Millet Street.

East Northport

A mailbox was stolen yesterday from a house on Roosevelt Avenue.

A resident on Saratoga Avenue reported a burglary yesterday. The police report said jewelry and money were taken from the master bedroom of the house.

Police reported yesterday that graffiti was found on the handball court at the park on Cedar Road.

Huntington

A man who witnessed a person trying to steal a woman's purse on Broadway and Depew Street was injured Sunday. Police said the good Samaritan grabbed the thief but was then hit and thrown to the ground by the thief, who ran off with the pocketbook.

Huntington Station

A burglary was discovered Friday at an apartment on 1st Avenue. The resident told police his shotgun, cell phone and a game console were stolen.

A car radio was stolen Sunday on Garyley Place.

A resident on Lynch Street reported that his garage was broken into through a back window Sunday and his chainsaw and other tools were stolen.

A car was broken into yesterday on East 17th Street and a computer and the navigation system were stolen.

A man on East 2nd Street said his bicycle was stolen yesterday.

Northport

Police reported that a man was arrested Sunday after he robbed the Metro Mart on Fort Salonga Road. The owner said the man took money from the cash register.

Vandals damaged the west side of the high school building on Elwood Road yesterday.

West Hills

A woman on Forestdale Drive called police Sunday to report that her ring was stolen. She said she had taken the ring off at a nail salon and forgot it. When she returned to the store the ring was gone.