Crimes Nearby: Comptroller: Past Old Field Treasurer Stole $60K from Village

Three Village
• A state audit and investigation into the Village of Old Field has uncovered the alleged theft of close to $60,000 in village money by its former treasurer, the state comptroller announced Wednesday.

Andrea Brosnan, 42, of Port Jefferson, was arrested Wednesday. She pleaded not guilty in District Court to charges of second-degree grand larceny, first-degree falsifying business records, and defrauding the government, each a felony, as well as official misconduct, a misdemeanor. She was released on her own recognizance.

“Instead of guarding taxpayer dollars and using them for proper village purposes, this former official stole tens of thousands of dollars to purchase clothing, electronics, gas, postage, utility payments and even used public money to help pay for her divorce," Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said in a statement.

Hauppauge 
• Michelle Pagliarulo, 38, of East Patchogue, was arrested in Hauppauge May 15 on a charge of grand larceny, in the fourth degree, a felony. Police said that between January 2010 and February 2012, Pagliarulo allegedly stole more than $1,000 from a bank account owned by Absolute Plumbing.

Port Jefferson & Miller Place
• Suffolk police have arrested a Coram man whom they said burglarized three houses in Mt. Sinai.

Giuseppe Mule, 24, was arrested May 16 after a homeowner reportedly interrupted a burglary on Gardenia Road in Mt. Sinai. Police said Mule also burglarized a house on Mt. Sinai-Coram Road on May 15 by breaking a back door and window. He allegedly stole a Nikon camera, an iPhone and a necklace. They said he also broke into a house on Chelsea Drive on May 16, but did not take anything.

Mule faces a total of seven felony second-degree burglary charges. According to court records, he was held on $140,000 cash bail or $280,000 bond, and is being represented by a legal aid attorney.