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Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney  announced on Dec. 2 that Seyquan Patron pleaded guilty to Burglary in the Second Degree for breaking into a Middle Island residence while a 14-year-old child was home alone.

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“This defendant not only broke into the victim’s home but also terrorized the 14-year-old child that was home at the time,” said DA Tierney. “Thanks to the great work and quick response from the SCPD, we were able to hold this defendant responsible for his actions.”

In October of 2021, shortly after coming home from school, the 14-year-old victim received a call from her mother, who told her that she received a Ring doorbell notification that a strange man was at their front door. After hearing banging on the back door, the child locked herself in a bathroom while her mother called 911.

Shortly thereafter, the victim heard the defendant rummaging through the house. Patron then pushed open the bathroom door where the girl was hiding. Patron grabbed her by the wrist, took her phone and dragged her out of the bathroom. The defendant then continued to rummage through the house, allowing the victim to run downstairs in an attempt to escape. Patron chased her down the stairs. Eventually the victim was able to get out the front door and run to arriving police officers. Patron escaped out of the back of the house and fled.

A cell phone recovered in the home helped identify Patron and also contained evidence of his planning of the crime. Additional evidence included the matching of Patron’s DNA to DNA obtained on items, including a mask, hat, and gloves, recovered during the investigation by the Suffolk County Police Department.

Patron will be sentenced as a prior violent felony offender. In 2012, he was convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Attempted Burglary in the First Degree.

Patron pleaded guilty on to Burglary in the Second Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He is scheduled for sentencing on January 3, 2022. page2image50375936Criminal 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 Police arrested a Medford man on Dec. 5 for allegedly stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked outside of a Shirley residence the same day. Seventh Precinct officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man stealing a catalytic converter from a neighbor’s 1998 Ford truck on Decator Avenue, near Belmont Street, at 11:52 a.m.

The man fled the scene prior to police arrival, but a 2008 minivan matching the suspect’s vehicle description was located a short time later on Moriches Middle Island Road in Shirley. The driver, Jason Labbe, was arrested without incident.

Labbe, 45, was charged with Grand Larceny 3rd Degree, Criminal Mischief 3rd Degree, Possession of Burglar’s Tools, and two counts of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 5th Degree.

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

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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 allegedly stole merchandise from Target, located at 255 Pond Path in South Setauket on Sept. 3 at approximately 9 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.

 

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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 allegedly stole merchandise from Target, located at 307 Independence Plaza in Selden, on Nov. 13 at approximately 9:20 p.m. The items stolen had a value of $370.

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.

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.