Huntington Station Man Arrested For Setting Fire In East Northport On February 13

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Huntington Station man for setting fire at a house in East Northport earlier this month.  

 An investigation by Suffolk County Police Arson Squad detectives determined Aaron Tarkin, 25, started a fire at 725 Glenridge Lane, on February 13 at 11:41 p.m.   Tarkin was charged with Arson 2nd Degree. He was arrested yesterday by Second Squad detectives for other offenses.    

Tarkin is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on February 23.    

A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

SCPD Seek Info On Bank Robbery At Capital One Branch In Setauket

Suffolk County Police Major Case Investigations Unit detectives are investigating a bank robbery that occurred today at a Capital One bank branch in Setauket.  

A man entered the bank, located at 61 Route 25A, at 3:44 p.m. and showed a teller a note that demanded cash and indicated he was armed with a weapon. The teller complied with the man’s demands and gave him cash. The man fled on foot east bound through rear businesses on Route 25A.  

The man was described as white, in his mid 20s, 5 feet 9 inches tall to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium build. He was wearing a white wool cap with three dark squares on the left side of the cap, a turtleneck pulled up over his mouth, a black windbreaker with a hood over his head, dark sunglasses, black gloves, khaki pants and possibly sneakers.  

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

Wrong Way Driver On Southern State Parkway Arrested For DWI

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Central Islip man for driving while intoxicated after he crashed into multiple vehicles, including one while traveling the wrong way on the Southern State Parkway.  

Luis Quintanilla was driving a 2001 Ford north on Route 111 at Spur Drive North in Central Islip when he rear-ended a 1999 Pontiac, driven by John Doyle, 41, of Lake Grove. Doyle’s vehicle then struck a 2007 Dodge, driven by Jonathan Sessa, 29.  

Quintanilla fled the scene of the crash and entered the westbound Southern State Parkway, traveling in an eastbound direction, and his vehicle then crashed head on into a 1998 Saturn, driven by Richard Foos, 36, of North Babylon.  

Doyle, Sessa and Foos were transported to local hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.  

Third Squad detectives charged Quintanilla, 40, of Central Islip, with Driving While Intoxicated. He is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip today.  

A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

SCPD Investigating Bank Robbery At Capital One Bank - Ronkonkoma Branch

Suffolk County Police Major Case Investigations Unit detectives are investigating a bank robbery that occurred today at a Capital One bank branch in Ronkonkoma.   

A man entered the bank, located at 131 Portion Road , at 1:58 p.m. and showed a teller a note that demanded cash which indicated a threat if the teller did not comply. The teller complied with the man’s demands and gave him cash. The man fled on foot and headed east towards the Kohl’s Department Store.  

The man was described as white or Hispanic, between 5 feet 6 inches tall to 5 feet 8 inches tall, in his 20s. He was wearing a classic Yankees hat, a dark windbreaker and sunglasses.  

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

Bank Robbery At Chase Branch - Setauket

Suffolk County Police Major Case Investigations Unit detectives are investigating a bank robbery that occurred today at a Chase bank branch in Setauket.  

A man entered the bank at 11:10 a.m. and showed a teller a note that demanded cash and indicated he was armed with a weapon. The teller complied with the man’s demands and gave him cash. The man fled on foot and headed south through the parking lot in the rear of the bank.  

The man was described as white, 5 feet 9 inches tall, between 20 and 30 years old. He was wearing a beige hooded jacket with the hood up, jeans and sneakers. He had a red and green scarf covering his face and was wearing sunglasses and black gloves.  

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

East Northport Man Arrested For DWI

On 2/12/12 at 4:45 PM, Trooper Horgan was traveling southbound on Crooked Hill Road when he observed a man standing by a black Jeep Liberty in the parking lot south of the Long Island Expressway.  The man appeared to be attempting to gain entry into the locked vehicle without keys.  When Tpr. Horgan interviewed him, he stated he misplaced his keys and was attempting to gain entry into the locked vehicle.  While interviewing the man, Umberto Correia, age 38, of East Northport NY, it became evident that he was intoxicated.  Tpr. Horgan advised him not to drive and call for someone to pick him up.

At 5:15 PM, Tpr. Horgan observed Mr. Correia operating his Jeep northbound on Crooked Hill Road by the LIE.  He was observed drifting out of his lane of travel just north of the LIE when a traffic stop was initiated by Tpr. Horgan.  Mr. Correia exhibited poor motor coordination, had slurred speech, and bloodshot and watery eyes.  He failed sobriety tests and was subsequently arrested for DWI.

The defendant produced a positive breath sample of .21% BAC.  Mr. Correia was charged with DWI and traffic violations.  All charges returnable in Suffolk County First District Court on 2/21/2012.

Three Men Arrested In Deer Park For Stripping Car

Suffolk County Police have arrested three men who were caught stripping a vehicle in the driveway of a Deer Park home this afternoon.

 Detectives from the Vehicle Theft Section were investigating recent thefts of vehicles, tires and rims that occurred throughout the First, Third and Fifth Precincts. During surveillance, they observed three men in the driveway of a home, located at 32 Duke St., dismantling a Honda Civic that had been stolen earlier in the day.

 Detectives arrested Cristian Rodriguez, 18, Bay Shore; Robin Mena, 18, Bay Shore; and Manuel Ortega, 26,  Providence, Rhode Island.

 Rodriguez was charged with four counts Grand Larceny 3^rd Degree, three counts Grand Larceny 4^th Degree, and seven counts Auto Stripping 3^rd Degree.  Mena was charged with three counts Grand Larceny 3^rd Degree, two counts Grand Larceny 4^th Degree, and five counts Auto Stripping 3^rd Degree.  Ortega was charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 3^rd Degree.

All thee men are scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on February 11.

 A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Driver In Southern State Parkway Accident Had 22 License Suspensions

Joe Reyes (photo NYS Police)On 2/7/12 at 9:30 AM, Troopers were dispatched to a report of a two-car accident on the eastbound side of the Southern State Parkway near the Sagtikos State Parkway.  Shortly after arriving on the accident scene, the Trooper did license checks on both drivers involved in the accident.  The license check on the operator of the BMW sedan involved in the accident, came back with 22 suspensions.  The driver, Joe Reyes, age 36, of Freeport NY, was subsequently arrested for felony unlicensed operation.

Attempted Robbery Of Check Cashing Store In Huntington Station

Suffolk County Police Major Case Investigations Unit detectives are investigating an attempted armed robbery of a check cashing store that occurred today in Huntington Station.  

Two men entered the RIA check cashing store, located at 1357 New York Ave., at approximately 7:25 p.m. and told the teller to give them cash. At least one of the men had a handgun. The store has bullet proof glass and the teller did not comply with the suspects demands. The suspects fled south on New York Avenue.  

The first subject is described as a Hispanic man in his 20s, approximately 5 feet tall with a slim to medium build. He was wearing a black knit cap, faded blue jeans, black gloves and a skin toned mask on. He was armed with a silver automatic handgun. The second suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his 20s, approximately 5 feet 2-3 inches tall with a slim to medium build. He was wearing a grey hoodie with white writing on the front, blue jeans and dark gloves. His face was covered with a dark scarf up to his eyes.  He may have been armed with a handgun.  

Detectives are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.

Homicide Investigation in Huntington Station

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the shooting death of a Huntington Station man yesterday evening.

Second Precinct police officers responded to a call reporting a gunshot victim at Los Campos Deli, 161 Depot Road, in Huntington Station at approximately 10:18 p.m. When they arrived, they discovered that the victim, Michael Fredericks, 26, of Huntington Station, had been transported by a friend to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the head.

Homicide Squad detectives are continuing the investigation. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.