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If you are buying holiday gifts through an online marketplace or selling items online to earn some extra cash this holiday season, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. wants to remind you of a safe place to meet up with your neighbors to complete these transactions.

To help protect citizens from theft and assault often associated with online transactions, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office created two Safe Transaction Zones designed to safeguard residents from various crimes
associated with social media marketplace buying and selling. The safe transaction zones are located at the Sheriff’s Office at 100 Center Drive in Riverhead, and at the Yaphank Facility at 202 Glover Drive. Both are clearly marked with red and white signs and are in full view of on-duty Deputy Sheriffs.

Residents are encouraged to use the marked areas as a place to meet for in-person exchanges of online
purchases. Please note, Sheriff’s deputies will not participate in the exchanges or act as official witnesses in transactions. Most purchase agreements and transactions are civil matters. However, with deputies nearby, the area will be safer for buyers and sellers. Residents are encouraged to use the area during daylight hours and will not have to schedule an appointment with the Sheriff’s Office.

Here are a few safety tips to keep in mind when conducting such transactions:

• Do not go to a transaction alone
• Make sure a friend or family member is aware of the transaction details
• Insist on meeting in a public area like the Sheriff’s Office’s safe transaction zones
• Do not go into someone else’s house, and do not allow them into yours
• Complete the transaction during daylight hours
• Be extra cautious when buying or selling valuable items such as vehicles and jewelry
• Only use cash or money orders to complete your transactions
• Trust your instincts, if it sounds like a scam it probably is
• If someone is not willing to come to the Sheriff’s Office to do a transaction it is probably not a legitimate transaction. 

 

 

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Suffolk County Police arrested a Medford teenager on Dec. 6 after she threatened LGBTQ students at her Holtsville high school last week.

A 14-year-old female Eastern Suffolk BOCES Sequoya High School student texted derogatory comments regarding members of the LGBTQ community to another 14-year-old student at approximately 6:20 a.m. on December 1. She then sent messages threatening to kill or injure LGBTQ people at the school, as well as every girl at the school.

Following an investigation, the teen was arrested by Hate Crimes Unit detectives at the Fifth Precinct at 10:05 a.m. and charged with Aggravated Harassment 2nd Degree as a Hate Crime, a felony, and Making a Threat of Mass Harm, a misdemeanor. She was scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon at Suffolk County Family Court.

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

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Third Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole electronics from a Central Islip store.

A man allegedly stole electronics, including a television and a sound bar from Target, located at 160 Research Place, on August 19 at approximately 1:50 p.m.

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 Police arrested a man Dec. 1 after he stabbed another man in Farmingdale.
John Davis-Hernandez confronted a 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman who knew him, at Taco Bell, located at 1981 Broadhollow Road, and stabbed the man in the parking lot, at approximately 7:20 p.m. The victim was transported to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Third precinct patrol officers responded to Davis-Hernandez’s home, where he surrendered. First Squad detectives charged Davis-Hernandez, 20, of Bay Shore, with Assault 2nd Degree.

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

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Commack store last month.

A man allegedly stole approximately $565 worth of assorted men’s clothing from Marshalls, located at 6A Henry St., on October 28 at approximately 1:30 p.m.

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 Police Third Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Brentwood teen who went missing in November. Trajore Bogle, 15, was last seen at her residence, located on Doolittle St., on November 16. Bogle is Black, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 150 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and a gold nose ring. She was last seen wearing gray leggings, a yellow hooded-sweatshirt with the word “Drippy” and a black jacket.

Investigators believe Bogle may be in Brentwood or Huntington. Anyone with information on Bogle’s location is asked to call 911 or Third Squad Detectives at 631-854-8352.

 

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Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the apparent drowning death of a man who was reported missing on Nov. 18 and located off of Smith Point County Park on Nov. 30. Pierre Morris, an employee of H&L Contracting of Hauppauge, was working on a boat at Smith Point Marina when he is believed to have gone overboard on Nov. 18 and was reported missing by a coworker at approximately 3:20 p.m. that day.

Marine Bureau officers were called to Smith Point County Park at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Nov. 30 after a man, who has been positively identified as Morris, was found unresponsive off East Concourse. Morris, 45, of Far Rockaway, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.

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Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the apparent drowning death of a
man who was found in the Great South Bay  on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Marine Bureau officers responded to Grass Island, located approximately one mile south of Fire Island Avenue in the Great South Bay, at approximately 2:40 p.m. after a 911 call reported someone floating in one foot of water.

An adult male was found unresponsive and pulled from the water and pronounced dead. The man was transported to the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner where an autopsy will
be performed to identify the victim. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.

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Defendant Christopher Reece Pleaded Guilty to Felony Drug and  Weapon Charges in August  

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Nov. 29 the sentence of Christopher Reece to 10 years in prison following his August conviction  for possession of narcotics and a loaded, operable illegal weapon.  

Christopher Reece

“This conviction represents the fourth time that this defendant has been found to have either been  selling dangerous drugs and/or possessing illegal weapons,” said DA Tierney. “Enough is enough.  He needs to be held responsible for his actions and serve a significant sentence.”  

Reece, 45, pleaded guilty in August to one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled  Substance in the Second Degree, a class A felony, and one count of Criminal Possession of a  Weapon in the Second Degree, a class C violent felony.  

The defendant was arrested on October 21, 2021, after members of the Suffolk County Police  Department executed a search warrant at his residence on Middleton Road in Bohemia. During  the search, detectives recovered 978 grams of cocaine, a loaded .9mm semiautomatic pistol, and  two additional magazines. 

Members of law enforcement estimate that the sale of the cocaine would have yielded Reece about  $90,000 in profit. Also recovered during the execution of the search warrant were several digital  scales used for weighing and distributing cocaine, multiple cellular phones, and $7,000 in cash. A  review of the cellular telephones recovered at the residence showed communications to and from  the defendant, his customers, and others, discussing narcotic transactions.  

Reece had been previously convicted in 2014, 2004 and 1998 of Attempted Criminal Possession  of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree; Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance  in the Third Degree and Criminal Possession of a Loaded Firearm in the Third Degree respectively.  

The defendant pleaded guilty on August 25, before Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable  Timothy P. Mazzei. At the time of his plea, Reece admitted to possessing 978 grams of cocaine  and a loaded, operable pistol. On Nov. 29  the defendant was sentenced by Justice Mazzei to 10 years’  incarceration followed by 5 years’ post-release supervision.  

Criminal complaints and indictments are merely accusatory instruments.  

Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. No one is above the law. 

 

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are
seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the men who allegedly stole tires and rims in
Smithtown in September.

Three men allegedly stole eight sets of tires and rims from two 2022 Cadillacs at King O’Rourke
Cadillac, located at 756 Smithtown Bypass, on September 5 between 12:30 a.m. and 1
a.m. The property was valued at approximately $9,600.

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
Crime Alert online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

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