Crimes Nearby: Leandra's Law Arrest

Massapequa: A Central Islip woman was arrested for driving drunk with three children in her car Saturday night in Massapequa, police said.

Ana Gonzalez, 43, was stopped in the parking lot of the at 11:27 p.m.

Police had spotted a 6-year-old boy standing in the back seat.

When officers approached the car they found two girls, ages 6 and 2. The two oldest children are Gonzalez' son and daughter, while the youngest child is her granddaughter, police said.

Police said Gonzalez had been drinking and she was charged with three counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra's law, which makes it a felony to drive drunk with a child under 15.

She also faces a lesser DWI charge and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

The children, who weren't hurt, were released to a family friend.

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A Massapequa woman was aressted for assault on Sept. 9 after an incident in a cab, police said. Jillian Poole got into the the cab at about 5:15 a.m. on Clocks Boulevard near Merrick Road. She got into an argument with the driver, and allegedly hit him in the mouth with a beer bottle. The driver pulled the cab over, opened the door and ordered Poole to leave, when she smashed the bottle over his head and fled, police said. She was charged with assault.

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Three people were arrested Sept. 18 for pinching plants at the Broadway Nursery, police said. Cops received a call of a theft in progress at about 1:30 a.m. When they got there, they found three people throwing plants over a fence and loading them into a white 1997 Ford that was parked nearby, police said. Police arrested Yvonne E. Peterson, 36, and Paul M. Pizzitola, 35, both of Lindenhurst were charged with petty larceny, while a third member of the gang, Eric J. Gonzalez, was found hiding between two flower beds. He refused to be handcuffed and was charged with resisting arrest, criminal trespass and petty larceny, police said.

Farmingdale: Ryanne Hunter, 23, of Laurelton, was arrested Sept. 10 in East Farmingdale and charged with second degree aggravated harassment and petty larceny. Reports indicate Hunter was arrested for the alleged theft of products from Walmart. Reports indicate Hunter also called another female and made threats.

Dix Hills: Suffolk County Police are stepping up patrols in the Half Hollow Hills area after at least three burglaries were reported on Sept. 21.

Homes located on Lincoln Avenue, McNulty Street and Aldus Place in Dix Hills, were reportedly broken into and large items were taken, according to police.

The incidents occurred during the day. Members of the community have said two other homes in the area were burglarized as well, but police have not yet confirmed that information.

Police said that they will be increasing patrols in the area.

East Northport: Gaoqin Chen, 34, of Elmhurst, was arrested in East Northport on Sept. 17 and charged with third degree trademark counterfeiting and failing to disclose the origins of DVD recordings.