Smithtown Man Found Growing Marijuana Plants on Sunset Lane

Steven Dennis, 51, of Head of the Harbor, was arrested on Sept. 13 and charged with one misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated - first offense. Suffolk police said Dennis was driving a 2007 Dodge on Terry Road when he got into a car accident entering a parking lot. 

A Smithown man was arrested on Sept. 11 in Commack on one misdemeanor count of petit larceny. Police said the man filled a bag with various items and groceries at Target and left the store without paying. 

Theohari Pomisel, 40, of Nesconset, was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with one felony count of third-degree burglary: illegal entry with intent to commit a crime. Pomisel entered Kohl's Department Store in Lake Ronkonkoma at noon, despite being aware she was not allowed on the premises, stealing various items, according to police. 

Brian Keane, 24, of Smithtown, was arrested on Sept. 10 and faces one felony charge of second-degree burglary and one misdemeanor charge of stolen property in the fifth degree. Police said Keane entered a home in Fort Salonga on Sept. 1 with the intention of committing a crime and, when arrested, had stolen property on him. 

Brandon Dietrich, 25, of Smithtown, was arrested on Sept. 16 and charged with one violent felony count of first-degree robbery while displaying a handgun. Police said Dietrich pointed a handgun at another individual near the Plymouth Boulevard and Ridge Road intersection in Smithtown. He stole items from the individual before striking the person with the gun, according to police. 

Jonathan Smith, 24, of Smithtown, was arrested on Sept. 16 and charged with one felony count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second-degree and one felony count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. Suffolk police said Smith attempted to sell heroin in Smithtown near Old Willets Path and Veterans Highway intersection. 

Ernest Spence, 40, of Smithtown, was arrested on Sept. 16 and charged with one felony charge of second-degree criminal possession of marijuana. Police said Spence was found growing marijuana plants at his home on Sunset Lane in Smithtown.