Crime & Safety

Crime Report: Stolen Jewels, Laser Light Show

A look at recent crime in Holtsville.

The following information was culled from the Suffolk County Police Department’s automated reporting and arrest database.

Holtsville

  • Police responded to a burglary on August 11 at around 9 a.m. According to police the side glass door of a residence on Cherry Avenue was broken. Unknown persons stole diamond earrings, cash, two Citizens watches and other assorted jewelry. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Police responded to an ongoing dispute between neighbors on August 10. According to police an apartment tenant on Cavalier Lane called 911 to report that her neighbor kept shining a laser light into her apartment window at around 10:30 p.m. No arrest was made.
  • Police answered a call for a burglary on August 9 at around 3 p.m. According to police an unknown subject entered a residence on Rudder Drive by unknown means and stole a gold watch. 
  • Police responded to a criminal mischief call at National Grid on August 6. Police say a security motion sensor was activated by an unknown person entering the property on Express Drive North at around 1:40 a.m. When cops arrived they discovered damage had been done to a chain link fence that encloses the National Grid site, however, nothing appeared to be taken from the property. The investigation is ongoing. 
  • Andrew Coffran, 26, of Holtsville, was arrested on August 6 for 3rd-degree assault with intent to cause physical injury. Police say Coffran punched another person in the mouth. The victim needed medical attention.  No other information on the incident was available.
*A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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