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Crimes Nearby: Police Arrest Man for Shooting Double Barrel Shotgun

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

Suffolk County police reported the following arrests between July 20 and July 29:

Smithtown

Victor Vitale, 59, of Kings Park was arrested July 20 in Smithtown and charged with prohibited use of a weapon. 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.

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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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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.

Rocky Point

Paul Liotta, 42, of Rocky Point was arrested July 26 in Rocky Point and charged with petty larceny and fourth degree possession of credit card. Reports state Liotta allegedly possessed a stolen credit card.

Gerald Iberger, 55, of Rocky Point was arrested July 24 in Rocky Point and charged with public lewdness. Reports state Iberger allegedly exposed himself in front of 125 Broadway.

Sound Beach

Deanna Santini, 22, of Sound Beach was arrested July 22 in Sound Beach and charged with second degree burglary. Reports state Santini allegedly entered a residence through a front door and stole property at approximately 3 p.m.

Riverhead

Samuel Guevara, 18, of Riverhead was arrested on July 26 in Bridgehampton and charged with third-degree assault and false personation, both misdemeanors. Police said Guevara punched a man in the face and head, giving him a broken nose. He then gave police a false name because of an existing warrant from Riverhead Town Police, according to a police report.

Tommy Giffin, 30, of Ridge was arrested on July 29 in Flanders and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Giffin was stopped by police for a seat-belt violation and was allegedly found to have a large amount of marijuana and a smaller amount of hallucinogenic mushrooms in his possession.

Anthony Francis, 28, of Riverhead was arrested July 22 and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police said they arrested Francis on a previous warrant after responding to a harassment call. Once at police headquarters, Francis reportedly was discovered to be in possession of crack cocaine. He was processed and held for arraignment.


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