Crime & Safety

Crime Report: A Mugging on Linden Place

The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department and does not indicate a conviction.

• Kevin Gauck, 25, of Selden, was arrested in Mount Sinai on April 12 near 1:30 a.m. and charged with DWI. According to police, Gauck was driving a 1998 Ford westbound on Route 25A when he was pulled over for speeding. He was subsequently charged with DWI.

• Vincent Spielman, 27, of Coram, was arrested in Mount Sinai on April 12 at about 2:15 a.m. and charged with DWI. Police said Spielman was pulled over, while driving westbound on Route 25A near County Road 83, for speeding. Police reportedly found Spielman to be intoxicated and charged him.

• Joseph Colombo, 23, of Mount Sinai, was arrested in Mount Sinai on April 12 at about 2:30 a.m. and charged with DWI. Police said Colombo failed to maintain his lane while driving westbound on Route 25A west of Mt. Sinai-Coram Road. He was subsequently charged with DWI.

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• Erik Thomas, 46, of Rocky Point, was arrested in Mount Sinai on April 12 at about 6:30 a.m. and charged with harassment. According to police, someone reported that Thomas was threatening him or her while fishing on the Long Island Sound.

• Daniel Wheeler, 21, of Centereach, was arrested in Port Jefferson Station on April 13 at about 1:30 a.m. and charged with DWAI. Police said that Wheeler was pulled over for failing to maintain his lane of travel while driving westbound on Route 347, near Route 112. Wheeler was pulled over, reportedly found to be intoxicated, and charged with DWAI and unlawful possession of marijuana.

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• Jaclyn Duffy, 22, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested in Stony Brook on April 13 at 8:40 p.m. and charged with DWI. According to police, Duffy struck another vehicle at the corner of Middle Country Road and Hawkins Avenue. Duffy was reportedly driving a 2011 Chevy Camaro when she struck a Chrystler 300. She was taken to Stony Brook University Medical Center and treated with non-life threatening injuries.

• Anthony Ferrara, 18, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested in Selden on April 15 and charged with leaving the scene of an accident. According to police, Ferrara rear ended a 2007 Toyota at the intersection of County Road 83 and Hawkins Path in Coram. He reportedly fled, and was later caught by police and charged. No injuries were reported in the crash.

• A man reported on April 15 that he was mugged on Linden Place by a group of five other men. According to police, a group of five Hispanic males were reported to have caused swelling and bruising to the complainant, who reported having cash and his cell phone stolen as well. He was transported by Port Jefferson Ambulance to Stony Brook University Medical Center.


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