Crimes Nearby: Cops Say Woman Drove Car Without Driver's Side Tire

Port Jefferson

• William Velez, 34, of Coram, was arrested in the Port Jefferson Long Island Rail Road parking lot on May 15 at about 2:30 p.m. and charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree and resisting arrest. According to police, Velez had stolen someone’s Blackberry. Police said he pulled away and struggled when they were attempting to place him into custody.

• Luis Rodrigues Lopez, 21, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested on Grove Street in Port Jefferson Station on May 14 at about 11:20 a.m. and charged with operating a motor vehicle impaired by drugs. According to Suffolk County Police, Rodrigues Lopez was in the driver’s seat of an idled 2003 Saturn when he was found to be under the influence of drugs.

Commack

• Joshua Webb, 22, of Commack, was arrested May 18 at the Fourth Police Precinct in Hauppauge and charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth-degree for items valued at more than $1,000. Police said Webb was at Jewelry Traders on Main Street in Smithtown when he stole jewelry belonging to a woman.

• James Deluca, 18, of West Islip, was arrested May 16 in Commack and charged with petit larceny. Deluca stole a video game from Walmart on Crooked Hill Road by placing it in his pocket and leaving without paying, according to police reports.

• Sara Amorello, 29, of Brentwood, was arrested May 16 in Commack and charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs in the first degree. Police said Amorello was driving a 2006 Hyundai eastbound on Motor Parkway. Amorello came to officers attention because the car reportedly had no front driver’s side tire and there was a piece of metal along the roadway under the vehicle.