Recent Ronkonkoma Area Burglaries Unrelated To Earlier Pattern: PD

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — A spate of recent commercial burglaries in Lake Ronkonkoma and the surrounding area do not appear to be a part of a pattern from last fall into earlier this year, Suffolk police said.

No arrests have been made in connection with the burglaries which spanned from March 20 to March 22.

"The investigations are ongoing and nothing is being ruled out at this time," a spokeswoman wrote in an email Thursday.

There were about 12 smash-and-grabs in the area back in October. One arrest was in connection with five burglaries back in January.

Police said the recent burglaries are also not part of the pattern.

In the first burglary, a glass door was broken at Mei Wei Chinese Restaurant on Grand Avenue in Holbrook at about 2 a.m. on March 20.

Later in the evening, in the nearby hamlet of Lake Ronkonkoma, a burglar or burglars broke into three businesses on Portion Road within about a half-hour. The drive-thru window at Dunkin' was broken at about 11:35 p.m. but nothing was taken, then about five minutes later at 11:40 p.m., a rock was thrown through a window, and cash was stolen from Gino's Pizzeria.

In the final burglary, a window was broken and cash was stolen from IHOP just after midnight on Monday morning.

Just down Portion Road in Holbrook, the front door was broken at Gift Cards and Lotto at about 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

About eight hours later at 10:30 a.m., a glass door was broken and cash and a register were taken from China Wok on Long Island Avenue in Holtsville.

It's not only businesses that were broken into over the past week.

The rear door of a home on Holbrook Road in Centereach was broken into and jewelry was stolen at about noon on Wednesday.