Crimes Nearby: Port Jeff Constable Foils Car Break-In at LIRR Station

Port Jefferson Village Constable George Gernhart was patrolling near the on Main Street in Upper Port Jefferson on Wednesday, Feb. 19 when a passerby told him that a man was breaking into a car parked south of the station, according to Suffolk County Police. After calling police, Gernhart discovered Jeffrey Edsall, 41, of Patchogue, in a fenced area at G & B Collision on Railroad Ave., allegedly trying to break the driver’s side window of a 2004 Mitsubishi Galant with a large rock. Constable Dominic Messina and Constable Lt. John Borrero helped Gernhart hold Edsall until Suffolk police officers showed up, police said. After an investigation, police arrested Edsall and charged him with criminal mischief and criminal trespassing. He also had outstanding warrants.

Port Jefferson Station residents Eduardo Nunez, 20, and Alex Fernandez, 19, were arrested and charged with shooting 21-year old Luis Vargas, of Selden, to death, police reported. On Monday police were called to 22 Judith Drive in Coram to find Vargas in the backyard suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Vargas was transported to Stony Brook Hospital but he died shortly after arriving.

William Quaglia, 54, of Miller Place, was arrested Feb. 24 and charged with first-offense DWI. Quaglia was allegedly operating his car in an unsafe manner while under the influence of alcohol on Radio Avenue in Miller Place.

Keith Keene, 33, of Sound Beach, was arrested Feb. 24 in Selden and charged with petty larceny. Keene allegedly stole two pairs of Nike sneakers from the shelf in the Bob’s Store located in College Plaza in Selden, concealing them in a black plastic bag and leaving the store without paying.

Carlos Almazanemery, 23, was arrested in Smithtown on Feb. 26 on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a BAC level of .08 of 1 percent, first offense. Reports state Almazanemery was arrested at 3:20 a.m. on the corner of Brooksite Drive and Morgan Court while operating a 2001 Ford Taurus.

A 16-year-old St. James boy was arrested in St. James on March 1 on petit larceny charges. Reports state the boy was arrested on School Street in for stealing an iPhone.

Daniel Christie, 28, of St. James, was arrested in St. James on Feb. 26 at 11:54 p.m. on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a BAC level of .08 of 1 percent, first offense. Reports state Christie Cooper Beach Road was driving a 2006 Nissan Sentra when he crashed into a parked vehicle.

Kamil Kosek, 25, of St. James, was arrested in St. James on Feb. 27 at 9:30 p.m. on charges of possession of a hypodermic instrument and unlawful possession of marijuana. Reports state Kosek was arrested on Lake Avenue for being in possession of two hypodermic needles and marijuana.

Kathryn Lambert, 21, of Commack, was arrested March 2 and charged with  driving while intoxicated, disobeying a traffic control device, driving on the shoulder, and backing up on a controlled access highway. Lambert on the Southern State Parkway, according to police.

Matthew Bounaparte, 41, of Hauppauge, was arrested in Commack March 2 and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, resisting arrest, criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree harassment, and traffic violations. and spat at and fought with an officer, police said.

Matthew O'Reilly, 46, of St. James, was arrested March 5 in Commack and charged with DWI and traffic violations. According to police, on the Northern State Parkway and failed sobriety tests.