Crime & Safety
Smithtown Crime Report: Burglaries, Harassment, DWIs
A look at some recent incidents and arrests in the area.

All of the information below was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation. No one named has been convicted of a crime.
Incidents
- A burglary was reported on Middle Country Road in St. James on Dec. 10
- An incident of harassment was reported on Plymouth Boulevard in Smithtown on Dec. 10
- An incident of harassment was reported on Beech Street in Lake Grove on Dec. 10
- An incident of identity theft was reported on Chapel Hill Road in Lake Grove on Dec. 5
- A burglary was reported on Oakside Drive in Smithtown on Dec. 4
- An incident of harassment was reported on Janet Court in Nesconset on Dec. 7
- An incident of criminal mischief was reported on Elliot Avenue in Lake Grove on Dec. 6
- An incident of criminal mischief was reported on Landing Avenue in Smithtown on Dec. 5
- A burglary was reported on Cantor Court in Smithtown on Dec. 4
Arrests
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- Joseph Passigilia, 28, of Smithtown, was arrested in Brentwood on Dec. 5 on a charge of operating a motor vehicle impaired by drugs
- David Gloria, 19, of St. James, was arrested in Nesconset on Dec. 6 on a charge of DWI-1st offense
- Gary Williamson, 25, of Smithtown, was arrested in Shirley on Dec. 10 on a charge of second degree burglary
- Frank Malena, 54, of Nesconset, was arrested in Islip on Dec. 10 on a charge of DWI-1st offense
- Steven Panagatos, 26, of Nesconset, was arrested in Brentwood on Dec. 10 on a charge of fourth degree criminal possession of stolen property
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