Pair accused of robbing purse from 79-year-old Ronkonkoma woman, police say
Officers lead Patrick Schlereth, 25, front, and Brittany Thorner, both of East Meadow, out of the Fourth Precinct in Smithtown for arraignment on Sunday, July 7. Credit: James Carbone
Two East Meadow residents accused of robbing a 79-year-old Ronkonkoma woman more than a month ago were arrested Saturday, Suffolk County police said.
Patrick Schlereth, 25, and Brittany Thorner, 22, both of Seventh Avenue, are accused of robbing a woman of her purse at around 5:45 p.m. on May 26 in a parking lot on Portion Road in Ronkonkoma, police said. While taking the purse, the pair injured the woman's arm, police added.
Detectives arrested Schlereth and Thorner in a car at around 1 p.m. Saturday in East Meadow at the corner of Newbridge Road and Hempstead Turnpike.
The pair are charged with second-degree robbery. They were being held overnight at the Suffolk County Fourth Precinct and were scheduled to be arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Central Islip.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story, based on police information, listed incorrect hometowns for the suspects.
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