Crimes Nearby: Scheming Attorney; Immigrant Facing Deportation

The following information was supplied by the Nassau and Suffolk County Police Departments. Where an arrest is mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Huntington

A Huntington attorney has been arrested after stealing approximately $40,000 from one of his clients.

Andrew Donner, of 45 Potter Lane, Huntington, was arrested Thursday and charged with third degree grand larceny and first-degree scheme to defraud.

Working as an attorney out of his home, Donner, 55, conducted his scheme by taking funds from an escrow account between 2006 until August 2011, according to investigators.

Police say they suspect other customers of Donner's may have been defrauded. They are asking anyone who may have possibly lost funds to contact the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Economic Crimes Bureau at 631-853-5602.

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Paris Crowell from Islandia was arrested in Huntington Station for fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, second-degree criminal impersonation, second-degree criminal contempt, resisting arrest, second-degree assault.

William Roche from Greenlawn was arrested In Huntington for criminal mischief, intent to damage property.

Francesco Roseto from Huntington was arrested in Huntington for second-degree criminal contempt.

Percy Serrano from Glen Cove was arrested in Huntington for aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Cameron Kohn from Deer Park was arrested in Huntington for second-degree criminal contempt, disobeying a court order.

Wayne Gledhill from Lake Ronkonkoma was arrested in Huntington for second-degree harassment, physical contact.

Commack

A safe containing jewelry was stolen from a basement apartment in Commack last week, police said.

According to Suffolk County police, an unknown individual entered a home on Larkfield Road by prying open the front door at approximately 5:30 p.m. on September 24.

Once inside, the intruder made their way to the basement apartment and removed a safe that police say contained two bracelets.

The residents were not home at the time of the incident.

Hauppauge

Albert Smith Jr., 38, of Hauppauge, was arrested in Islandia Sept. 21 on charges of criminal trespassing. Police said they were called to Blydenburgh Road after complaints of noises being heard outside. Police arrived on the scene and were unable to locate anyone. Cops brought canines in and located Smith hiding on the property, according to reports. Police said Smith claimed he was looking for metal scraps. Smith was arrested at 12:37 p.m.

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A Hauppauge man and native of Trinidad and Tobago was one of nearly 3,000 illegal immigrants arrested this past week and will face deportation after a nationwide immigration crackdown.

Ian Kirt Kuar, 52, was picked up as part of a seven-day 'cross check' organized by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the investigative federal agency in charge of border patrol, customs, and immigration.

All 2,901 individuals arrested had prior criminal convictions. More than 1,600 of them had previously been convicted of a felony charge such as manslaughter, attempted murder, or kidnapping.

Nearly 700 had been ordered to leave the country before, and 386 of the arrested individuals had been removed from the United States in the past.

Kirt Kuar, according to federal officials, was convicted in 1975 of second-degree manslaughter and nearly 20 years later for fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Massapequa

A Nassau County social worker faces drug charges after she was arrested on drug charges on the Southern State Parkway near North Massapequa last week, state police said.

A trooper stopped a gray Nissan driven by Renee Pearson, 32, of Amityville, who was driving west on the parkway, because she was allegedly speeding.

When he approached the car he smelled marijuana, police said.

Police found several bags of pot and 12 green tablets which officers believed to be ecstacy.

Pearson was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, marijuana possession and traffic violations.