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Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a single-vehicle crash that seriously injured a woman in Shirley on July 1.

Gottleb Chumi was driving a 2020 Nissan Altima on eastbound Sunrise Highway at exit 58 when her vehicle struck a guardrail on the right shoulder and then overturned at approximately 5:15 a.m. Chumi, 25, of Hampton Bays, was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-
8752.

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Items seized from Koncept Smoke Shop on June 29. Photo from SCPD
Suffolk County Police today arrested an employee for allegedly selling cannabis to an underage person at a Coram business on June 29.

Following an investigation by Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers a compliance check was conducted at Koncept Smoke Shop, located at 35 Middle Country Road, and an employee of the store, Ahmad Subhan, was arrested for allegedly selling cannabis to an underage person at 1:55 p.m. Officers also seized a large quantity of cannabis and cannabis oils from the business.

Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers previously investigated employees of the smoke shop on May 23 during which an employee was charged with possession of cannabis products and selling to an underaged person.

Subhan, 18, of Coram, was charged with Unlawful Sale of Cannabis and Criminal Possession of Cannabis 3rd Degree. He was issued a Field Appearance Ticket and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date.

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Suffolk County Police arrested an employee on June 29 for allegedly selling vape products to an underage person in Centereach.

In response to community complaints, Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers conducted an investigation into the sale of vape and tobacco products at Puff N Pass, located at 2505 Middle County Road. An employee of the store, Ghailan Al Shubi, was arrested for allegedly selling tobacco products to an underage person at 5:18 p.m.

Al Shubi, 44, of Brooklyn, was charged with one count of Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 2nd Degree and two counts of Criminal Possession of Cannabis 3rd Degree. He was issued a Field Appearance Ticket and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a man on June 29 for allegedly driving while intoxicated after he crashed his car into a marked police vehicle in Dix Hills.

Jason Ligon was driving a 2020 Mercedes sedan westbound on the Long Island Expressway, near Exit 50, when he crashed his vehicle into the rear of a stopped police vehicle that had been responding to another call at 10:20 p.m.

The one officer in the police vehicle was transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. There were no other injuries.

The SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) responded to the scene, determined that Ligon was intoxicated, and charged him with Driving While Intoxicated.

Ligon, 57, of Great Neck is being held at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip.

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Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating an incident during which a child was found unresponsive in a residential swimming pool in Nesconset on June 28.

Fourth Precinct officers responded to a 911 call reporting a 9-year-old boy who was found unresponsive
in a residential pool, located on 5th St., at 6:13 p.m. Several neighbors located the child and removed
him from the pool. They then began performing CPR until first responders arrived a short time later.
The child was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a man on June 28 for allegedly driving while intoxicated after he crashed a vehicle into a building in Deer Park, killing four people and injuring nine others.

Steven Schwally was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse southbound at a high rate of speed through the parking lot in front of 421 Commack Road, then crossed over Grand Boulevard and continued through the parking lot of 794 Grand Boulevard, where he crashed the vehicle through the front window of Hawaii Nail & Spa, at 4:32 p.m. The salon was open and conducting business at the time of the crash.

Three women and a man were pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Nine additional people were transported to local hospitals; five were transported by ambulance to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, three were transported by ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, and one was airlifted via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital.

.Jiancai Chen, 37, of Bayside, Queens; off-duty police officer Emilia Rennhack, 30, of Deer Park; Yan Xu, 41, of Flushing, Queens; and Meizi Zhang, 50, of Flushing, Queens, have been identified as the four people who were killed.

Nicole Miele, 54, of Dix Hills; Ana Garcia, 53, of Bay Shore; Wen Jun Cheng, 35, of Bayside, Queens; and Michael Mehale, 58, of Deer Park, are all being treated at area hospitals for serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Carol Garcia, 23, of Bay Shore; Toni Saccente, 32, of West Islip; Krystal Rodriguez, 37, of Bay Shore; Nicole Saccente, 55, from Cape Coral, Florida; and a 12-year-old girl whose identity is being withheld, were all treated at area hospitals for injuries.

Schwally, 64, of Dix Hills, was charged with alleged Driving While Intoxicated. He was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. He will be arraigned at a later date.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852- 6555.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole from a Selden store last month. A man stole fertilizer from Home Depot, located at 401 Independence Plaza, on May 21, at approximately 10 a.m. The fertilizer was worth $846.

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.

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued two people from a sinking boat in Northport today.

Marine Bureau officers Erik Johnson and Timothy Dillon responded, in Marine Bravo, to a report that a boat was in distress approximately one mile north of Eatons Neck Lighthouse in Northport at 1:55 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found the 1997 Bayliner Trophy boat’s cabin and stern partially submerged in water. Officers in conjunction with Town of Huntington Harbor Master, removed water from the vessel while Marine Bravo towed the boat to the Soundview boat ramp in Northport.

The operator of the boat Maurice Arvon, 76, of Amityville, and passenger Stonie Hertzot, 71, of Deer Park, were not injured.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a man and two women on June 26 for burglary at a former Dowling College campus in Shirley.

A security guard working at the commercial property located at 1300 William Floyd Parkway noticed an open gate at approximately 3 p.m. Upon closer inspection, he found Michele Brill sitting in a Nissan sedan and then saw Christopher Alaia and Kristle Doughty coming out of a previously secure building.

The guard called 911 and stayed with Brill while the other two attempted to flee. Seventh Precinct Patrol and Crime Section officers arrived at the scene and quickly apprehended Alaia and Doughty. Upon further investigation, burglar tools were found inside of the building.

Seventh Squad detectives charged Alaia, 40, of Ronkonkoma, Doughty, 39, of Bohemia, and Brill, 44, of Selden with one count each of Burglary 3rd Degree. All three are scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on June 27.

 

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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 two people who allegedly stole from a Selden store in June.

The two people pictured above allegedly stole merchandise from Target, located at 307 Independence Plaza, at approximately 12:23 p.m. on June 15.

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.