Crime & Safety

Crime Log: Alleged Robber Cuts Walmart Security Officer

A look at recent arrests in the Commack area.

The following information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

  • Dimitris Lynum, 29, from North Babylon was arrested in Commack April 20 on a charge of burglary in the third degree, a felony. According to police, Lynum allegedly burglarized a home April 8 on church Street in Bayport and damaged a vehicle in a packed garage. He also allegedly burglarized a home on the same street on Feb. 26, taking a scanner and damaging three vehicles.   
  • Brian Healy, 29, of Smithtown, was arrested in Commack April 19 on a charge of robbery in the second degree, a felony. According to police, Healy was attempting to steal goods from Walmart on Commack and then cut and injured the hand of a security officer who attempted to stop him.  
  • Islam Eltahlawy, 17, from Commack was arrested in Commack on Map Lane on April 18 on a charge of robbery in the second degree, a felony. Police said Eltahlawy punched a man in the head and then took his wallet and prescription medications.


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