Crime Report: Assault Arrest at Croxley's; Assorted Robberies Reported

Two local men were arrested for allegedly assaulting a man at Croxley’s Ale House on West Main Street in Smithtown on April 6. Police said Kevin Strauss, 26 of Smithtown and Peter Velez, 25, punched and kicked a man, causing physical injury. The pair was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor.

Stephan Tiarks, 49, of St. James was arrested  on April 6 in Smithtown on a felony charge of  grand larceny in the fourth-degree. According to police, Tiarks stole three Kitchen Aid Mixers from Kohl’s in Setauket.

Ronald Bazoge, 45, of Patchogue, was arrested in Smithtown and charged with grand larceny in the third-degree, a felony. According to police, Bazoge, while working at Sider Lumber, allowed others to take building materials without paying for them from July 2011 through July 2012.

Stephen Hall, 36, from Lake Grove was arrested in Smithtown and charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a felony. According to police, Hall removed tires, rims and radiators from Lake View Car Care on Rosevale Avenue in Ronkonkoma.

Michael Capuano, 47, of Centereach, was arrested April 12 in Smithtown and charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor. Police said he was involved in a car crash while driving north on Gibbs Pond Road at approximately 5:30 p.m. Capuano was also charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor; the nature of that controlled substance was not disclosed.