Crimes Nearby: Punch to the Head

Dix Hills

Suffolk County Police are stepping up patrols in the Half Hollow Hills area after at least three burglaries were reported on Sept. 21.

Homes located on Lincoln Avenue, McNulty Street and Aldus Place in Dix Hills, were reportedly broken into and large items were taken, according to police.

The incidents occurred during the day. Members of the community have said two other homes in the area were burglarized as well, but police have not yet confirmed that information.

Police said that they will be increasing patrols in the area.

Farmingdale

Ryanne Hunter, 23, of Laurelton, was arrested Sept. 10 in East Farmingdale and charged with second degree aggravated harassment and petty larceny. Reports indicate Hunter was arrested for the alleged theft of products from Walmart. Reports indicate Hunter also called another female and made threats.

Hauppauge

Danilo Corporan, of Smithtown, was arrested in Hauppauge Sept. 18 on charges of assault. Police said at 9:30 p.m. Corporan, working with an ally, punched a person in the head. The police said after the person fell to the ground, Corporan continually kicked him in the head.

John Elliott, 31, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested in Islandia Sept. 13 at 10:52 p.m. on charges of criminal possession of a weapon and use of a motor vehicle without a license. Police said they saw Elliott driving a 1995 Mitsubishi southbound on Veterans Highway when officers ran his plates and determined he was driving without a valid license. Officers pulled Elliott over and, after a look in his vehicle, found a stun gun on the driver side floorboard.

East Northport

Gaoqin Chen, 34, of Elmhurst, was arrested in East Northport on Sept. 17 and charged with third degree trademark counterfeiting and failing to disclose the origins of DVD recordings.

Massapequa

A Central Islip woman was arrested for driving drunk with three children in her car Saturday night, police said.

Ana Gonzalez, 43, was stopped in the parking lot of the  at 11:27 p.m.

Police had spotted a 6-year-old boy standing in the back seat.

When officers approached the car they found two girls, ages 6 and 2. The two oldest children are Gonzalez' son and daughter, while the youngest child is her granddaughter, police said.

Police said Gonzalez had been drinking and she was charged with three counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra's law, which makes it a felony to drive drunk with a child under 15.

She also faces a lesser DWI charge and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

The children, who weren't hurt, were released to a family friend.