Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A look at recent criminal activity in Half Hollow Hills.
Information provided by Suffolk County Police Department. Police reported an incident of grand larceny May 11 in which credit cards were taken and used in front of a building on Broadhollow road in Melville. An incident of criminal mischief to a mailbox was reported on May 11 at Weaver Drive in Dix Hills. Police reported an incident of criminal mischief on May 12 in which youths were fighting with sticks on Commack Road in Dix Hills. An incident of criminal mischief to a fence was reported on May 11 at Colby Drive in Dix Hills. An incident of aggravated harassment was reported on May 10 at Caterina Court in Dix Hills. An incident of criminal mischief as a hate offense was reported on May 11, in which a swastika was found on a utility box …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Christian Tarantino faces a third life sentence after convicted of conspiring to kill an informant.
A Dix Hills gym owner was found guilty in federal court in Central Islip on Monday of conspiring to kill an informant in a 2003 murder plot. Christian Tarantino was convicted last year of two murders in 1994 and accused of Vincent Gargiulo's death, all in connection with an armored van robbery. Christian Tarantino, 43, is already facing two mandatory life sentenced for the previous murder convictions, and now he faces a third after a jury found him guilty of conspiring to have Gargiulo, the brother-in-law of Twisted Sister lead singer Dee Snider, killed. At his trial in last year, prosecutors accused Tarantino of orchestrating the death of Gargiulo, who was allegedly killed for having secretly recorded Tarantino’s admission of his …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
A look at recent crime across Long Island.
Ex-Yankee faces four counts of child molestation Ex-Yankee Rosendo "Rusty" Torres made incriminating statements to police that led to felony charges of child molestation, court documents and police said. The former major leaguer and current youth baseball coach employed full time by the Town of Oyster Bay said he was sorry for incidents and stopped himself before further damage was done to his victim, court documents show. Torres was charged Tuesday in connection with two separate incidents of sex abuse involving an 8-year-old girl that occurred in Plainview. He pled not guilty on Wednesday to four felony counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Bail was set at $50,000. He is charged with abusing the child on two different occassions, once on …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A house fire broke out Wednesday afternoon on Gwyne Road.
Flames ripped through a Melville home Wednesday afternoon, completely gutting the rear of the house. The Melville Fire Department received a call for an automatic fire alarm at 26 Gwyne Road shortly after 2 p.m. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the homeowner in the driveway with her four dogs as heavy smoke billowed out of the house, Melville's second assistant chief, Jason Bernfeld, said. Additional crews from Dix Hills, Huntington Manor and Plainview were called in to assist in the fire as members of the East Farmingdale Fire Department manned the Melville headquarters. Melville's first assistant chief Mike McKeefrey, led the efforts of about 45 firefighter in extinguishing the blaze. Receive updates to this story and …
A look at recent crime in Half Hollow Hills.
Robert Thornton from Dix Hills was arrested on April 29 on a charge of aggravated harassment. Natasha Phillips from Huntington Bay was arrested in Dix Hills on April 27 on a charge of DWI, first offense. Damon DiPaola from Dix Hills was arrested in Smithtown on May 3, on a charge of DWI, first offense. Joseph Sudano from Dix Hills was arrested in Huntington on April 30 on a charge of criminal contempt. Giovanni Musacchia from Dix Hills was arrested in West Babylon on April 28 on a charge of reckless driving. Gianna Sassata from Dix Hills was arrested in West Babylon on April 26 on a charge of criminal mischief with the intent damage property. Cedrea Gordon from Melville was arrested in Lindenhurst on April 26 on a charge of criminal …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Fuel service box truck overturned at Exit 51 in Dix Hills after being struck by another vehicle.
All westbound lanes at Exit 51 on the Long Island Expressway are now open after a morning crash forced two lanes to be shutdown Thursday morning and early afternoon. Officials said the collision occurred at about 10:30 a.m. when the driver of a Honda hit a guardrail and median before crashing into a fuel service box truck. The Ford truck overturned, spilling small propane tanks and cartons of other chemicals onto the roadway. The tanks and chemicals did not leak or cause any major safety issue, police on the scene said. The crash caused traffic delays from Exits 51 to 53. The two right lanes at Exit 51 were shut down until 1:18 p.m., according to the state Department of Transportation website. Both drivers were transported to Huntington …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
A look at recent criminal activity from around Long Island.
Deer Park A Brooklyn man was arrested and charged with allegedly neglecting to provide proper care for his 95-year old mother who suffers with Alzheimer’s disease and lives in Deer Park, Suffolk County Police said. Joseph Coppa, 57, was charged with Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Disabled person, according to police. Huntington A Long Island IT technician has been accused of taking iPhone video recordings in a faculty bathroom at Countrywood Primary Center in South Huntington, according to police. Police say Kevin Clancy, 31, of 10-A Glenn Ave. in Glen Head was charged with second degree unlawful surveilance, a felony. "Following a lengthy investigation, Second Squad detectives arrested him on April 25," said a police …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Police notify district that the man reportedly watched the child board the bus before driving off.
The driver of a van that approached a West Hollow Middle School student earlier this school year, was spotted again Monday morning, according to a school district safety alert. Suffolk County Police informed the Half Hollow Hills School District that at approximately 7:15 a.m., a West Hollow student noticed a suspicious vehicle while waiting for the bus near Oxford and Arlington Avenues. The vehicle stopped, and the driver watched the student before driving away, said the online alert. The vehicle, which is said to be a white commercial van with purple graffiti on the back and a darkened circle window on the side, matches the description of a vehicle that was recorded by police this past November. Officials reported that in the previous …
A look at recent crimes in Dix Hills and Melville.
The following information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Giovanni Musachia of Dix Hills was arrested on April 28 in West Babylon on a charge of reckless driving. Gianna Cassata of Dix Hills was arrested on April 26 in West Babylon on a charge of criminal mischief with intent to damage property. Cedrea Gordan of Melville was arrested on April 24 in Lindenhurst on a charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance. Joseph Sudano of Dix Hills was arrested on April 23 in West Babylon on a charge of criminal contemot. Pierre Day of Wheatley Heights was arrested in on April 18 in Dix Hills on a charge of robbery. Joseph Lamacchia of …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Fundraiser for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund held Tuesday.
Three Long Island Law Enforcement Officers were recently remembered at the inaugural Honor at the Castle Gala held Tuesday at Oheka Castle in Huntington. The event was also a fundraiser for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, which is building a National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C. The event paid special tribute to fallen Nassau County police officers Geoffrey Breitkopf and Michael Califano, and ATF Officer John Capano. Family members of the late Michael Califano and John Capano were in attendance. "It's just nice to see after all the months that have past, to see my husband still remembered and honored and to know that he's not going to be forgotten ... that so much is being done for him," said Jacqueline …
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2:06 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
FYI, this occured in the Dix Hills area off of Straight Path. more ›