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Cops: Homeowner stabs intruder

Alex Debono, 20, of Miller Place, was stabbed

Photo credit: SCPD | Alex Debono, 20, of Miller Place, was stabbed as he tried to escape through the backyard of a Farmingville home, police said. Debono is charged with burglary and criminal possession of a weapon, police said. (Aug. 13, 2012)

A Farmingville man discovered a suspected burglar in his home and stabbed the man in the leg Monday during a struggle between the two men, Suffolk police said.

The suspect, Alex Debono, 20, of 464 Route 25A in Miller Place was stabbed as he tried to escape through the backyard of the home at Cedar Oaks Avenue at about 2:15 p.m., police said.

The homeowner discovered Debono climbing out...

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