Brookhaven Town Police Blotter: March 23 to March 30, 2026

BROOKHAVEN TOWN, NY — Suffolk's first responders were busy last week, according to the Suffolk County Police Department's logs.

— Here's a snapshot of some incidents and arrests:

CENTEREACH

• A 73-year-old Centereach man was arrested after he bolted from crashing his 2018 Toyota Tacoma into a parked vehicle, causing significant damage, at Target on Pond Path in Centereach, on March 25, police said. It happened at around 7:15 a.m., according to police.
• A woman told officers that a knife was pulled on her by someone she previously had a disagreement with on Laurie Boulevard in Centereach at 8:30 p.m. on March 24.

CORAM

• A 64-year-old Coram man was arrested on a charge of making a threat of mass harm after making threatening statements on Route 112 in Coram at around 5 p.m. on Friday, police said. He was charged with making a threat of mass harm, a misdemeanor, according to police. His arraignment has been set for April 16 in First District Court in Central Islip, online court records show. There was no record of a defense attorney on file for him.

EAST SETAUKET

• A 70-year-old Hauppauge man was drunk and left the scene when he was involved in a two-vehicle crash on Route 25A in East Setauket on March 24, police said. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, both misdemeanors, according to police. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in First District Court in Central Islip and was released on his own recognizance, online court records show. He is due back in court on April 14. There was no record of defense attorney on file for him.

LAKE RONKONKOMA

• A sedan was seen making unsafe lane changes, and its driver sped away from an officer trying to initiate a traffic stop on Express Drive in Lake Ronkonkoma at around 12:43 a.m. on Sunday morning, police said.

MIDDLE ISLAND

• A 63-year-old Middle Island man exposed himself and urinated in front of people at a bus stop on Route 112 in Coram on March 25, police said. He was charged with exposure of a person, a misdemeanor, according to police. He is due in court for arraignment on April 14, online court records show. There is no record of a defense attorney on file for him.

RIDGE

• Four guns and some cash were stolen from a home on Cornfield Road in Ridge while the homeowner was out between 1:30 and 4 p.m. on Friday.

SELDEN

• An 18-year-old Selden man was arrested after police say he displayed what appeared to be a gun to someone outside of a home when he was confronted about playing loud music from his vehicle on March 25. It happened on Nostrand Avenue at 5:45 p.m.
• A bicyclist was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in front of Stagecoach Elementary School in Selden last Thursday night, police said. The person was struck at around 6:30 p.m. on Dare Road and taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.