Crimes Nearby: Man Gives Cops A Forged ID

Three Village

Thomas Seaton, 45, of Coram, was arrested Jan. 4 at about 9:45 p.m. at and charged with first offense DWI. Seaton was driving near the intersection of Route 25A and Miller Place Road in Miller Place when he struck another vehicle, crushing the leg of a female victim inside. The woman at Stony Brook.

Joseph Ioppolo, 44, of Uniondale, was arrested Jan. 3 and charged with second degree criminal trespassing. The victims returned to their Earland Road home in Stony Brook and discovered Ioppolo inside.

Smithtown

Andre Machate, 41, of St. James, was arrested Jan. 3 in Lake Ronkonkoma and charged with second degree possession of a forged instrument. Machate was allegedly in possession of a forged prescription when he was arrested on Hawkins Avenue in Lake Ronkonkoma.

Marco Iannelli, 49, of Medford, was arrested Jan. 3 in Nesconset and charged with first degree criminal contempt and first offense DWI. He is accused of intentionally breaking a window of a home on Midwood Avenue, where Ronald LaPort, 44, lived. LaPort was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly engaging in a fight.

Thomas Palumbo, 25, of Central Islip, was arrested Jan. 1 in Smithtown and charged with disorderly conduct. Palumbo was arrested for allegedly lying in the middle of the road.

Matthew Sheskin, 21, of Nesconset, and Thomas Martinez, 37, of St. James, were arrested Dec. 31 in Smithtown and charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Martinez was also charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance. Reports indicate the men were in a 1999 Lexus and in possession of prescription pills without a prescription. Martines allegedly also possessed a hypodermic instrument.

Miller Place-Rocky Point

Four individuals were arrested on drug charges - one with intent to sell - on Dec. 30 on Lavender Road in Rocky Point. According to police, Robert M. Vona III, 26, of Rocky Point, was charged with third degree possession of a controlled substance, a narcotic drug with intent to sell. The following three were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance: James Sorce, 32, of Rocky Point; Merissa Caskey, 32, of Rocky Point; and a 16-year-old minor.

Gregory Gowrie, 27, of Mount Sinai, was arrested Jan. 1 at about 9:24 a.m. and charged with two counts of harassment and one count of criminal mischief. He was at 460 Old Town Road in Port Jefferson Station when he allegedly slapped a female victim in face, made a verbal threat, and threw an item at a sliding glass door, shattering a pane of glass.

Corey Carson, 26, of Ridge, was arrested Jan. 1 and at about 3:00 p.m. and charged with criminal mischief, fourth degree grand larceny, and unauthorized use of a vehicle without the owner's consent. He allegedly broke into a vehicle in the parking lot of Planet Fitness in Rocky Point, took a pocketbook, and used the vehicle.

Riverhead

Vanessa Olivia Shaw, 48, of Riverhead, was arrested Jan. 6 on Vail Avenue in Riverside and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and menacing in the second degree, both felonies. Police said a victim reported Shaw came up to him with a box cutter.

, 23, of Flanders, was arrested Jan. 6 at 10:41 a.m. and charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, a felony, as well as driving without a seat belt, a traffic infraction. Police said Cruz was stopped on Peconic Avenue in Riverside for not wearing a seat belt and he gave the police offer a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Permanent Resident Card, bearing the name Estuardo Cruz, and he stated it wasn’t his real name. Cruz bought the ID in New York City for $60 one month ago, police said.