Crime & Safety
Crimes Nearby: Sex Offender Ousted from School Zone After Community Outcry
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Smithtown
Sex Offender Ousted from School Zone After Community Outcry
Cops have relocated a Level 3 sex offender on parole after he was found to have moved within feet of Smithtown East High School, prompting outraged community members to raise alarms.
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According to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services website, Jae Claassen, 23, was living at 151 Northern Blvd. in St. James, which according to MapQuest records is within .21 miles of Smithtown East High School. Claassen was convicted in Sept. of 2008 of a Level 3 crime.
Hauppauge
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• A Brooklyn woman was arrested in Hauppauge Sunday on a charge of unlawfully fleeing a police officer, a misdemeanor. Police said the woman was driving a 2009 Volkswagen at excessive speeds. When the officer attempted to pull her over, she sped off, police said.
• Tara Sikorski, 24, of Holtsville, was arrested at the Suffolk County government complex in Hauppauge Friday, on a charge of grand larceny in the third degree, a felony. Police said Sikorski allegedly stole a 2005 Ford sedan. She was also charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, however, police could not specify what type of drug was found. She was also charged with criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument, a misdemeanor.
• Alikki Tountas, 38, of Amityville, was arrested in Hauppauge June 12 on a charge of grand larceny in the third degree, a felony. Police said Tountas allegedly stole a 2010 Toyota Yaris.
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