Crime & Safety
Crime Report: Stolen Credit Card, Hand-Held Computer
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Suffolk County Police Department Fourth Precinct reported these arrests and incidents in Smithtown during Jan. 6-12.
John Desthers, 38, of Smithtown, was arrested on Jan. 8 in Smithtown on third-degree assault with intent to cause physical injury, a misdemeanor. Reports state Desthers exited his car and punched a person in another car while stopped at a traffic signal at the intersection of Route 25 and Edgewood Avenue at 4 p.m.
Martin Wroblewski, 32, of Lindenhurst, was arrested on Jan. 7 in Smithton on fourth-degree grand larceny charges, a felony. Reports state Wroblewski stole someones credit card.
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Zearl Simmelkjaer, 50, of the Bronx, was arrested on Jan. 11 in Hauppauge on third-degree robbery charges, a felony. Reports state Simmelkjaer was arrested in Hauppauge after an incident that took place on Middle Country Road in St. James at 1:14 p.m. where he reached into a red Honda, punched the driver several times and stole a hand-held computer.
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