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Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motorcycle crash that killed a Selden man on Sept. 9 in Manorville.

Henry L. Zdenek Jr. was riding a 2005 Harley-Davidson motorcycle southbound on Clancy Road, near Hampton Vista Drive, when he crossed into the northbound lanes in an attempt to pass other motorcycles at 10:28 a.m. Zdenek swerved back into the southbound lane to avoid oncoming traffic and struck a 2004 Harley-Davidson being ridden by Rosalind Zayas.

Zdenek, 59, of Selden, was transported via ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead where he was pronounced dead. Zayas, 62, of Central Islip, was taken to the same hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.

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Do you recognize this woman? Photo from SCPD
Do you recognize this woman? Photo from SCPD

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who stole merchandise from a South Setauket store. 

A woman allegedly stole health and beauty products, clothing, and vitamins from Target, located at 265 Pond Path, on September 4 at approximately 3 p.m. The stolen merchandise has a value of approximately $330.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

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Do you recognize this woman? Photo from SCPD
Do you recognize this woman? Photo from SCPD
Do you recognize this woman? Photo from SCPD
Photo from SCPD

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who allegedly used stolen credit cards in Shirley in August. 

Credit cards were stolen from a vehicle parked in the parking lot of Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai on August 17. A short time later, a woman used the stolen credit cards at Kohl’s, located at 999 Montauk Highway. The woman fled in a dark-colored vehicle. 

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole a license plate from a vehicle in Coarm  last month.

A man stole a license plate from a vehicle outside of 8 Middle Country Road on August 21. 

 Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole credit cards from a vehicle in Farmingdale this month.

A man allegedly stole several credit cards from a vehicle parked in front of Restaurant Depot, located at 1996 Broadhollow Road. The suspect fled in a newer model blue Honda HRV. 

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

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Officer Kevin Farina, center, with New York State Senator Dean Murray and Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison. Photo from SCPD
Suffolk County Police Officer Kevin Farina was awarded with the New York State Liberty Award on Aug. 31 for his efforts saving two people from a burning car in June.
New York State Senator Dean Murray, along with Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison, presented the award to the Sixth Precinct officer during a ceremony at Police Headquarters in Yaphank. Officer Farina was on his way to work on June 24 when he observed an overturned vehicle off the road in Farmingville. Officer Farina and two off-duty NYPD officers pulled two people to safety as the vehicle caught fire.
Below is a summary of the incident:

Off-duty officer and good samaritans pull victims from burning vehicle in Farmingville

An off-duty Suffolk County Police Department Sixth Precinct police officer and two good Samaritans pulled two people out of a vehicle that caught fire following a motor vehicle crash in Farmingville on June 24.

Maribel Ramirez was driving a 2014 Honda northbound on County Road 83, near South Bicycle Path, when the vehicle struck a guard rail and overturned at approximately 5:20 a.m. Off-duty Sixth Precinct police officer Kevin Farina, who was on his way to work, observed the overturned vehicle and stopped to assist. The vehicle caught fire as Officer Farina and two good Samaritans pulled Maribel Ramirez, 45, of Coram, and her passenger, Mario Ramirez, 41, of Coram, out of the vehicle. Both victims were uninjured.

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Henry Flores-Caballero,
Have you seen Henry?

Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Mastic teen who was reported missing on Sept. 8

Henry Flores-Caballero, 15, was last seen leaving his residence, located on Mastic Boulevard, on September 2 at approximately 1 p.m.

Flores-Caballero is Hispanic, approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall and 90 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a green t-shirt, bluish-gray jeans.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on his location to call 911 or the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.

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Christopher Volpe

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Sept. 8 that Christopher Volpe, 44, of Patchogue, pleaded guilty to Burglary in the Third Degree for leading and being a part of a trio that burglarized five Suffolk County Dunkin’ Donuts franchises in 2022.

“This defendant admitted to breaking into these businesses and now he’s going to face justice,” said District Attorney Tierney. “These types of crimes not only violate the law, but they also negatively affect our quality of life in Suffolk County. Businesses that are repeatedly targeted, either leave neighborhoods or raise their prices and this inevitably impacts the quality of life in our communities across Suffolk County.”

According to court documents and the defendant’s statements during his plea allocution, between December 28, 2022, and January 20, 2023, Volpe burglarized five Dunkin’ Donuts locations with the help of co-defendants Michael Gruber, 54, of Medford and Kristen Osmolia, 52, of Holbrook. Gruber drove Volpe and Osmolia to and from each of the burglary locations.

Once there, Volpe pried open the back doors of the locations while the businesses were closed, and stole money from cash drawers, boxes, and safes. During the last three burglaries, Osmolia allegedly acted as a lookout, and assisted with stealing money from inside one of the locations.

Volpe led the group to burglarize the following Dunkin’ Donuts locations:

  •   December 28, 2022 – 5050 Nesconset Highway, East Setauket.
  •   December 30, 2022 – 430 N. Country Road, Saint James.
  •   January 2, 2023 – 235 W. Main Street, Smithtown.
  •   January 3, 2023 – 411 Furrows Road, Holbrook.
  •   January 20, 2023 – 1105J Horseblock Road, Farmingville.

Investigators with the Suffolk County Police Department linked Gruber’s 2019 Chevrolet Equinox to each of the burglaries and apprehended the defendants in the moments following their last heist in Farmingville on January 20, 2022. In total, Volpe, Gruber, and Osmolia collectively stole approximately $6,500 from all five locations. Of that total, approximately $4,500 was recovered subsequent to the arrest of the defendants.On September 7, 2023, Volpe pleaded guilty before Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable John B. Collins to two counts of Burglary in the Third Degree, Class D felonies, in satisfaction of the indictment charging him with five counts of Burglary in the Third Degree. Volpe is due back in court on October 13, 2023, for sentencing. He is expected to be sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.

Gruber, who was charged with five counts of Burglary in the Third Degree, a Class D felony, pleaded guilty to one count of Burglary in the Third Degree in satisfaction of the indictment on May 31, 2023. Gruber is awaiting sentencing.

Osmolia is charged with three counts of Burglary in the Third Degree, a Class D felony and is being held on $250,000 cash bail, $500,000 fully insured bond, and $1,000,000 partially secured surety bond. Her next court date is September 13, 2023.

 

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Christian Anderson
Suffolk County Police arrested a man on Sept. 7 for allegedly scamming several people out of thousands of dollars they believed were for deposits on rental homes in the Mastic and Mastic Beach area.

Christian Anderson, a non-licensed realtor, using the alias Benjamin Conyers, located rental properties online and relisted them on a social media website claiming he was the realtor, from January to March of this year. He then arranged meetings with victims in bank parking lots in Shirley and Center Moriches and gave victims fraudulent residential agreements and keys in exchange for cash deposits. Upon arrival at the rental property, the victims found their key did not work or occupants were already in the home. Upon receiving the money from the victims, Anderson then blocked or deleted his social media account and stopped communicating with victims.

Following an investigation by Seventh Squad detectives, Anderson was identified, located, and arrested at his home, at approximately 11 p.m.

Anderson, 24, of Shirley, was charged with alleged Grand Larceny 3rd Degree, Grand Larceny 4th Degree, and Scheme to Defraud 1st Degree.

Detectives are asking anyone who believes they might have been scammed to contact the Seventh Squad detectives at 631-852-8752.

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Anthony Milano

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Sept. 8 that Anthony Milano, 31, of Selden, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, for speeding and driving while intoxicated which led to a crash that killed his rear passenger.

“This defendant’s decision to drink and then drive killed one person and seriously injured another,” said District Attorney Tierney. “I urge everyone to drive safely and call a cab or schedule a car service if you have consumed any alcohol.”

According to court documents and the defendant’s admissions during his guilty plea allocution, on August 15, 2022, at approximately 2:14 a.m., Milano was driving at a high rate of speed on Clearview Avenue in Selden when he lost control of his vehicle causing him to crash into a parked car, and then a tree. Milano’s rear passenger, Paige Swiecicki, 30, of Selden, was killed due to injuries sustained from the crash. Milano’s front passenger, Scott Johnson, 30, of Selden, sustained serious physical injuries and was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital.

During the initial investigation, Milano made admissions to drinking alcohol prior to driving, and consented to a blood test which revealed his blood alcohol concentration was .09%. Prosecutors later obtained a warrant for Milano’s blood that was taken upon his admission to Stony Brook University Hospital, which revealed his blood alcohol concentration was .11%.

page1image56746320Additionally, an analysis of Milano’s vehicle’s black box revealed he was driving 78 miles per hour seconds before the crash.

On September 8, 2023, Milano pleaded guilty before County Court Judge, the Honorable Stephen L. Braslow, to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, a Class B felony, Manslaughter in the Second Degree, a Class C felony and Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.

He is due back in court for sentencing on December 7.

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