Crime & Safety
Crimes Nearby: DWI, Assault, Possession Of Marijuana
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Suffolk County police reported the following arrests between July 30 and August 4:
Commack
Russell Schaefer, 28, of Mount Sinai was arrested July 28 and charged with DWI. Schaefer was driving a pickup truck eastbound on Jericho Turnpike near Commack Road at about 9:52 p.m. when he struck a Second Precinct patrol car, Suffolk police said. The police officer, whose named was not released, was treated for minor injuries at Huntington Hospital.
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Hauppauge
David Sedacca, 22, of Carmel, N.Y. was arrested in Nesconset July 25 at 2:30 a.m. on charges of driving while intoxicated. Police said Sedacca was driving a 2007 Honda westbound on Smithtown Boulevard when he went through a red light and crashed into a pickup truck.
Scott Perino, 29, of Patchogue, was arrested in Hauppauge July 24 at 2:44 a.m. on charges of unlawful possession of marijuana. Police said officers saw Perino wandering aimlessly outside The Bagel Gallery. When police approached Perino and asked for his identification, he took out a rolled marijuana cigarette. Perino was arrested on the spot and was also found to be intoxicated, according to police.
Adelino Santiago, of Hauppauge, was arrested in Hauppauge July 22 at 9:27 a.m. on charges of assault. Police said Santiago entered an a basement apartment and began hitting the apartment’s resident in the head, face and ribs. The man was bruised on his face and eyes. Police said they do not know if the injured man was hospitalized.
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Smithtown
Victor Vitale, 59, of Kings Park was arrested July 20 in Smithtown and charged with prohibited use of a weapon. Reports indicate Vitale was arrested for alleged discharged of a double gage barrel shotgun with people nearby. The incident occurred at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Old Northport Road.
Three Village
A seventeen-year-old boy from Lake Grove was arrested July 26 in Stony Brook and charged with second degree criminal contempt. Reports indicate the youth allegedly violated an order of protection and pulled a phone jack from a wall.
