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Suffolk County Police arrested one person on May 29 for selling tobacco & vape products to people under the age of 21 during compliance checks at multiple businesses in Shirley and Mastic. As part of the Suffolk County Police ‘Operation Smoke Out,’ Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers checked nine locations for age compliance related to sales of vape and tobacco products. Violations were found at one.

Mohammed Ahmed Shoaib, 25, of Queens, employed at Shirley Smoke and Cigar, located at 429 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, was charged with alleged Unlawfully Dealing with a Child. 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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Update: The man who was pulled unresponsive from a West Hills pool on May 19 has been identified as
Ellery Smith, 45, of Huntington Station, and pronounced dead.

Below is the original press release:

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating after a Huntington Station man was pulled unresponsive from a residential swimming pool in West Hills on May 19.

Second Precinct officers responded to a 911 call at 367 West Hills Road after a 45-year-old man and acquaintance of the homeowner was found unresponsive in the swimming pool at approximately 2 p.m. A resident of the home began CPR until first responders arrived. The man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was transported via ambulance to Huntington Hospital where he is in critical condition.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town Police detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person or people who stole an all-terrain vehicle from a Calverton farm. A Polaris HO500 was stolen from an unlocked barn at Spur of the Moment Farms, located at 451 Edwards Ave., during the overnight hours between May 15 and May 16. Below is a photo of a similar vehicle.

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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 Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the people who allegedly used a debit card in Centereach and Middle Island stores that was stolen in Medford earlier that day

A woman lost her debit card at the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles located at 2799 Route 112, Medford on May 10 at approximately 12 p.m. Two men then allegedly used the stolen credit cards a short time later at two Walmart stores, located at 161 Centereach Mall in Centereach and 750 Route 25A in Middle Island. Additional transactions were also made.

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 today arrested two people for allegedly selling vape or alcohol products to underage people during a compliance check in the Second Precinct.

As part of the department’s “Operation Smoke Out,” Second Precinct Crime Section officers conducted compliance checks into the sale of vapes and alcohol to underaged persons at 26 businesses in the Second Precinct and two were found to not be in compliance with the law.

Charles Spinella, 21, of Kings Park, an employee of Legacy Smoke Shop, located at 39 Larkfield Road, allegedly sold an alcoholic beverage to an underaged person and was charged with Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 1st Degree.

Harsh Gajjar, 21, of Plainview, an employee of Mister Tobacco 2 Smoke & Vape Shop, located at 2031 East Jericho Turnpike, East Northport, allegedly sold a vape product to an underaged person and was charged with Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 2nd Degree.

Spinella and Gajjar were both issued Field Appearance Tickets and are scheduled to appear at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date.

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Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a woman in Coram on May 28.

Rosemary Kappen was driving a 2010 Ford Fusion southbound on Route 112 when she attempted to make a left turn onto Barone Drive and her vehicle was struck by a southbound 2006 Toyota at approximately 6:10 a.m. Kappen, 59, of Medford, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition. The driver of the Toyota, Barbara Raynor, 75, of Eastport, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Both vehicles were impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.

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Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed one man and critically injured another in Stony Brook on May 28.

A sanitation worker called 911 at 7:17 a.m. after observing an overturned 2004 GMC that had struck a tree in front of 1556 Stony Brook Road. Two males were found inside, unconscious, and were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital.

Patrick Kelly, 19, of St. James, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The other man, who police are not identifying pending notification of next of kin, is in critical condition. Police are still investigating who was driving at the time of the crash. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.

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Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a man in Shirley on May 26.

Iran Palmer was driving a 2015 Infiniti Q50 southbound on William Floyd Parkway, just north of Robinwood Drive, when he lost control of the vehicle, which struck a metal guardrail and overturned multiple times at approximately 10:15 p.m. Palmer, 38, of Farmingville, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. He was the sole occupant of the vehicle at the time of the crash.

The Infiniti was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-
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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 woman who allegedly damaged property in Mount Sinai earlier this month.

A woman allegedly attempted to remove a large vase from the yard of a home, located on Mount Sinai-Coram Road, on May 21. The vase broke as the woman dragged it.

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.

Police Officer Matthew Ingui with the owner of the dogs, Kim Hoffman. Photo from SCPD

A Suffolk County Police officer rescued three dogs that were trapped inside a house that was on fire in Rocky Point on May 26.

Seventh Precinct Officer Matthew Ingui responded to a 911 call reporting a house fire, located on Magnolia Drive, and saw three dogs through the window of the residence at 5:09 p.m. Officer Ingui smashed the window of the home and was able to pull the three dogs to safety. The residents of the home were not in the residence at the time of the fire and there were no injuries reported.

Several fire departments, including Rocky Point, Ridge, Sound Beach, Miller Place and Wading River all responded to the scene. The cause of the fire is believed to be non-criminal at this time.