Thursday, May 17, 2012
Five teens were indicted this week in relation to six incidents, including five burglaries, spanning from Selden to Miller Place to Setauket.
A handful of teens were indicted this week after being accused of burglarizing a rash of residential homes from Selden to Miller Place to Setauket, including one on Julia Lane. Suffolk County Police announced on May 3 that they had arrested four individuals after pulling them over on Black Locust Avenue in Setauket. An indictment unsealed this week added a fifth teen - the twin brother of one defendant. According to the office of District Attorney Thomas Spota, the Julia Lane home was the last of five homes which were broken into by the group. Two of the teens reportedly attempted to burglarize one more in Selden. The Julia Lane home was burglarized on May 2, according to the indictment, the day before four of the five teens were arrested…
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Joel Almanzar, 27, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested at his home on Winston Lane in Port Jefferson Station on May 3 at about 9:38 p.m. and charged with criminal possession of a handgun. Ronald Hughes Jr., 43, of Farmingville, was arrested at 4:30 p.m. on May 11 in Port Jefferson and charged with criminal sale of a firearm. Police say that Hughes allegedly sold a pistol for money on Nesconset Highway. Three people were arrested at the Long Island Railroad station Port Jefferson Station on May 3 at about 7:20 p.m. and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. All of them were found sitting in a 2011 Audi. Kristie Cleary, 21, of East Setauket, was charged with possessing cocaine and pills not prescribed to her. William…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
John Maggio, 20, of Stony Brook, was arrested May 8 in Setauket and charged with second-degree burglary. Maggio allegedly enered a home on Balin Avenue in Centereach and stole property. Christopher O'Rourke, 25, of West Islip, was arrested May 11 in Stony Brook and charged with DWI with previous conviction in 10 years. Police stopped O'Rourke after he ran a red light at the intersection of N. Country Road and Route 25A, and was allegedly found to be intoxicated. Jeffrey Fair, 25, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested May 11 and charged with first-offense DWI. Police stopped him over at 2:10 a.m. at the corner of Nicolls Road and Route 25A and was allegedly found to be intoxicated. Zunaid Azad, 24, of Centereach, was arrested May 11 and charged with …
Friday, May 11, 2012
The four suspects police say are responsible for burglarizing multiple homes also harmed the family dog, Newsday reports.
The Suffolk District Attorney has said the four suspects arrested last week in connection with a burglary in East Setauket also traumatized the family's dog by spraying it with a fire extinguisher, Newsday reported Friday. The latest allegation came after reports that the suspects – Colleen Elam of Selden, Maurice Jones of Centereach, Darnell Lofton of Middle Island, and Sion Sosa of Centereach – had vandalized the home they were attempting to rob. Newsday reported they clogged the drains in the house and turned on the faucets, which eventually flooded the house and collapsed a ceiling. They are also accused of damaging a $30,000 piano by spraying it with a fire extinguisher, then sprayed the family's dog. At their arraignments Friday, …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
PORT JEFFERSON Yan Rodriguez, 21, of Coram, was arrested in Port Jefferson Station on April 28 and charged with third-degree assault. Police said Rodriguez punched someone in the nose on West Broadway in Port Jefferson, causing bleeding and swelling. The victim was transported to Mather Hospital. Anthony Gugliotti Jr., 51, of Patchogue, was arrested in Port Jefferson Station on April 28 around 7:30 p.m. and charged with trespassing. According to police, Gugliotti entered the Terryville Fire Department station without permission. On May 2, someone reported a grand larceny at Graceful Rose Restaurant on West Broadway. According to police, audio equipment, including two amplifiers, were allegedly stolen from the restaurant. SMITHTOWN Milton …
Police identified victim as Anne Murray, of Port Jefferson Station.
An 87-year old Port Jefferson Station woman was found dead in a car that had been submerged in the water off the Brookhaven Town docks on West Broadway in Port Jefferson Thursday morning. After a 911 caller tipped off police at 6:43 a.m. that a car was in Port Jefferson Harbor with only the roof visible, police discovered Anne Murray, 87, of Brook Lane inside. She was the only occupant of the white Toyota Corolla. Murray was transported to St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson where she was pronounced dead. Police say that they do not know yet how the car got into the water. Suffolk County homicide detectives are investigating the death. An assistant chief with the Port Jefferson Fire Department arrived on the scene moments after the 911 …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
District Attorney Tom Spota said his office has been bombarded with media calls based on Internet rumors.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Some of the information Patch initially reported was incorrect.
On Tuesday, police reported that there was an attempted residential burglary in the area, requiring police to search for the suspect.
UPDATE May 8, 2012 – According to a police report, the police activity in the vicinity of Gelinas Junior High was a search for a suspect who had attempted to burglarize a home in the area. The Suffolk County Sixth Precinct's school resource officer informed the school district of the police activity, and the school district then decided to implement a lock-out. Original Story: Gelinas Junior High and Setauket Elementary were on lock-out on Monday due to police activity in the area, the second time within the span of a week that Three Village schools responded to police activity by going on lock-out. Initially, a spokeswoman for the Three Village Central School District on Monday confirmed that Setauket Elementary School was on lock out for…
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Kimberly Buscher, 33, of Ridge, was arrested April 28 in Setauket and charged with petty larceny. Buscher is accused of taking a comforter from Kohl's in Rocky Point without paying for it, and was later arrested on Route 347 in Setauket. Hayden Santos, 18, of Setauket, was arrested April 29 in Setauket and charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury with a weapon. Wesley Skiffington, 22, of Selden, was arrested May 2 in Stony Brook and charged with first-offense DWI. Police arrested Skiffington at 1:49 a.m., after stopping him for failing to maintain his lane while driving southbound on Nicolls Rd. Josh Williams, 27, of Wading River, was arrested April 27 in Stony Brook and charged with first-offense DWI. Police arrested …
vigilant1
11:31 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Also, these robbery attempts - do the police contact the homeowners and tell them? How are you supposed to know? There has been suspicious activity on my block in Selden and it's a disgrace that we have to worry about fools like these. more ›