Duo Could Face Up To 15 Years In Prison For Farmingdale Burglary: DA

A West Babylon woman and a Bay Shore man could face a maximum of 15 years in prison for allegedly breaking into and stealing over $9,000 from a Farmingdale house in January, according to the Nassau County District Attorney.

Alissa Colascione, 30, and Steven Morrow, 21, were arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Patricia Harrington on charges of second burglary, third degree grand larceny, third degree criminal possession of stolen property and fourth degree criminal mischief, police said.

The burglary occurred on January 6, at 8:05 p.m., after the victim was dropped off by friends at her home in Farmingdale.

When she entered her home, she noticed what appeared to be the shadow of a person standing in her kitchen, the DA said.

She then ran out of her house to rejoin her friends and together they called 911. The homeowner and her friends saw two people allegedly running out of her yard, according to the DA.

Shortly after police found Colascione and Morrow hiding in bushes, and arrested them, according to the DA.

The police recovered $9,453 in cash allegedly stolen from the home along with one pair of handcuffs on the ground nearby as well as another pair of handcuffs when they searched Morrow, the DA said.

The two are also accused of stealing a pill case, a mesh bag, and a pouch, the DA said.

After the incident the woman discovered that there was no dial tone to her home phone and found that the phone wires to her house had allegedly been tampered with, according to the DA..

Colascione and Morrow were remanded and are due back in court April 14.

Bail was set at $120,000 for Colascione and $90,000 for Morrow.

“The defendants allegedly broke into a woman’s home at night – armed with handcuffs – and ransacked her possessions,” DA Madeline Singas said. “Thanks to a quick response by Nassau County police officers, the defendants were apprehended shortly after the alleged burglary.”