Crime & Safety

Police: Car Stolen From West Islip Resident Recovered

Central Islip woman charged in SUV theft.

A Central Islip woman was arrested on July 28 after police discovered her in a disabled stolen vehicle on Montauk Highway in Southampton, 27east.com reports.

The vehicle, a black 2008 Acura MDX, belongs to a West Islip resident and was reported stolen to the Third Precinct the same day.

Maria Quintero, 25, was arrested at the scene and charged with criminal possession of stolen property and endangering the welfare of a child. Quintero had her 2-year-old son in the front passenger seat of the SUV at the time, accordingto 27east.

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Quintero was released after posting $250 bail and is scheduled for arraignment on Wednesday, Aug. 29 in Southampton Town Justice Court.

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