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Long Island Parolee Who Stole From 13 Unlocked Vehicles Arrested, Police Say
A Long Island man who stole items from 13 different vehicles in three towns within a month was apprehended and charged, according to police.
Patrick Fontaine, of Yaphank, 38, reportedly began his string of car larcenies on Monday, Aug. 30, Suffolk County Police said.
Among items that he stole were glasses, electronics, money and identification. He was charged with 13 counts of petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
Fontaine was connected car larcenies in the following locations:
Circle Drive in Shoreham on Monday, Aug. 30.
Circle Drive in Shoreham on Tuesday, Aug. 31.
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Duo Charged With Stealing $28K Worth Of Items From High-End Long Island Store
Two men broke down a glass door to loot a police said, fleeing the scene in a Honda Civic.
Ervis Sula, 31, and Daniel Cardenas, 26, both residents of Queens Village, allegedly pillaged the Dior store in Manhasset on Sunday, Aug. 30 at approximately 7:30 p.m., Nassau County Police said.
Officers located the pair and their vehicle a short time later, and allegedly found a substance believed to be heroin on Cardenas' person, along with approximately $28,000 of stolen merchandise in the car, police said.
Both were charged with the felonies of third-degree burglary and s…
Long Island Man Found High In Vehicle With Hypodermic Needle In Lap, Police Say
A Suffolk County man was arrested after allegedly being found lying in a vehicle with a hypodermic needle in his lap and for then resisting arrest.
Dion Hutchings, 25, of Syosset, was found around 840 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, on Sally Lane in Plainview, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to police, units responded to Sally Lane for reports of a suspicious person in a motor vehicle.
When officers arrived, they allegedly found Hutchings lying back in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with a hypodermic needle containing a brown substance in his lap, police said.
When attempti…
Four Arrested On Weapons, Drug Charges Following Long Island Traffic Stop
Four Long Island residents were arrested on various drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop.
Rhyeam Atkinson, 39, Julia Lopez, 45, Jeffrey Appiagyei, 38, all of Hempstead, and Cholena Callaway, 34, of Baldwin, were arrested around 2:10 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 12, after officers observed a blue 2002 Chevrolet Impala committed various traffic infractions in Roosevelt, said Nassau County Police.
During the stop, at the intersection of Washington and Rose avenues, officers smelled a strong odor of marijuana and during a search of each found marijuana, weapons and controlled subst…
