Crime & Safety

Crime Report: Person Injured as Robber Flees Walmart

The following information was supplied by local police departments. It does not indicate a conviction.

  • Timothy Walz, 39, of St. James was arrested on April 21 in St. James and charged with arson. Police said Walz set fire to a lawn of a home in St. James.

  •  Joseph Trapasso, 34, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested on April 29 in Smithtown and charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. According to police, Trapasso punched someone in the face on Springdale Drive in Ronkonkoma.
  • Andres Panchana, 23, of Holbrook, was arrested in Smithtown on April 26 and charged with driving while intoxicated, first offense, which is a misdemeanor. According to police, Panchana was driving on Route 25 and Terry Road at 10:20 p.m. in Smithtown when he was involved in a crash.

  •  Jon Wilson, 25, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested on April 25 in Smithtown and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Police said Wilson was driving a 1999 Chrysler Seabring and was serving and unable to stay in the lane he was driving in.

  •  Brian Healy, 30, of Smithtown, was arrested in Commack on April 19 and charged with second-degree robbery, a felony. Police said Healy stole undisclosed items from the Walmart on Crooked Hill Road in Commack. According to police, as Healy fled, he cut someone with a knife. The robbery occurred at 9:11 p.m.  


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