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Suffolk County Police arrested two employees on May 11 for allegedly selling flavored vape products in the Sixth Precinct.

As part of the department’s ‘Operation Smoke Out,’ Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers conducted an investigation into two smoke shops during which employees sold flavored vape products to an underage person. A large quantity of flavored vape products were seized at both locations. The following people were arrested and charged with alleged Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 2nd Degree:

• Aum Mihir Bhatt, 21, of Miller Place, an employee of Gary’s Smoke Shop, located at 87 North Country Road in Miller Place.

• Feniben Patel, 23, of Centereach, an employee of Evolve Smoke Shop, located at 764 Route 25A in East Setauket.

The arrestees were issued Field Appearance Tickets and are scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on May 31.

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Suffolk County Police arrested two women during a raid at a Huntington massage parlor on May 9.

In response to community complaints, Second Precinct Crime Section officers along with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and the Town of Huntington’s Code Enforcement conducted an investigation at a massage parlor located at 124 E. Main Street, Suite 16 at approximately 3:40 p.m.

Two women were arrested. HaiBin Su, 40, of Flushing, and XiRong Liu, 54, of Flushing were charged with alleged Unauthorized Practice of a Profession, a felony, and Prostitution, a misdemeanor.

The Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Code Enforcement issued several violations.

Both women were issued Desk Appearance Ticket and are scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date.

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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 stole a wallet from a purse at a store in Medford and then used the stolen credit cards in Selden the same day.

A man allegedly took a wallet out of a woman’s purse at Sam’s Club, located at 2950 Horseblock Road, Medford on May 4 at approximately 1 p.m. The man and a woman then used the stolen credit cards, a short time later at Target, located at 307 Independence Plaza, Selden. They fled in what appears to be a white Chrysler 300.

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 two people for allegedly selling tobacco & vape products to people under the age of 21 during compliance checks at multiple businesses in Middle Island on May 9.

As part of the Suffolk County Police ‘Operation Smoke Out,’ Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers, with assistance from the Suffolk County Department of Health Tobacco Enforcement Unit, checked seven locations for age compliance related to sales of vape and tobacco products. Violations were found at two.

The following people were charged with alleged Unlawfully Dealing with a Child:
• Aaditya Patel, 27, of Middle Island, employed at Jala Cards & Gift Inc., located at 1235 Middle
Country Road, Middle Island.
• Shamas Din, 39, of Coram, employed at Barcode Smoke & Hookha, located at 835 Middle Country
Road, Middle Island.

More than 350 illegal vape products were seized from Jala Cards & Gift Inc. More than 940 illegal vape products were seized from Barcode Smoke & Hookha. The two arrestees were issued Field Appearance Tickets and are scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a Huntington pastor on May 9 for allegedly sexually abusing a female teenager in March. The victim’s sister called 911 on May 8 to report her 15-year-old sister had been sexually abused by a pastor who works at the Huntington Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located at 21 West 9th St. in
Huntington Station.

An investigation by Special Victims Section detectives determined Clinton Bucknor sent an inappropriate photo and text to the minor and had sexual contact with the teen in the basement of the church in March 2024.

Bucknor, 71, of  Huntington, was arrested and charged with alleged Criminal Solicitation 3rd Degree, Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He will be held overnight at the Fourth Precinct is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on May 10.

Detectives are asking anyone with additional information or if you believe you are a victim to call the Special Victims Section at 631-852-6531.

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

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Update on May 9: Amilar Velasquez, the pedestrian struck in a hit-and-run crash in Dix Hills, has died of his
injuries.The investigation is continuing.

Below is the original press release:

Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian on May 5. Amilar Velasquez was walking on the northbound shoulder in front of 32 West Hills Road when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene at 12:13 a.m. Velasquez, 37, of Huntington Station, was transported to Huntington Hospital in critical condition.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-
TIPS.

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Suffolk County Police have arrested an employee of a Hauppauge smoke shop for allegedly illegally selling cannabis products twice in a six-day span.

Narcotics Section detectives, and Anti-Crime and Community Support Unit officers conducted an investigation into illegal sales of cannabis products during which seven businesses were checked for compliance with the law and violations were found at one. Qazi Siddique, an employee of Convenience 12-12 Smoke Shop, located at 900 Wheeler Road, was arrested for allegedly selling cannabis products without a license on May 2 and for selling cannabis products to a minor on May 8.

Investigators also seized large quantities of flavored vape products offered for sale. The store was issued multiple fire and building code violations and was closed by the Town of Islip Fire Marshal.

Siddique, 30, of Valley Stream, was charged with alleged Unlawful Sale of Cannabis and Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 2nd Degree. He is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.

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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 a man who allegedly stole from a South Setauket  store last month.

A man allegedly stole approximately $460 worth of Pokemon cards from Target, located at 265 Pond Path, at 4:12 p.m. on April 25.

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 five people on May 2 for allegedly selling vape products, cannabis and alcohol to people under the age of 21 during compliance checks at multiple businesses in the Second Precinct.

In response to community complaints, Second Precinct Crime Section officers, checked nine locations for age compliance related to sales of vape products. The following people were charged with Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 2nd Degree and Public Health Law, Sale of Flavored Products after selling vape products to an underage police agent:

  • Mehboog Patel, 55, of Hicksville, employed at Huntington Smoke&Cigar, located at 517 E. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station
  • Shatha Sheela, 22, of Jericho, employed at Venom X, located at 217 Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station
  • Piara Singh, 61, of Huntington Station, employed at FMS Vapes, located at 825 Walt Whitman Road, Melville
  • Abdul Shakoor, 42, of Selden, employed at Rollie’s Smoke III, located at 144 W. Hills Road, Huntington StationAkashDeep Singh, 22, of Floral Park, employed at A to Z Smoke & Convenience, located at 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington sold cannabis and alcohol to an underage police agent. He was charged with Unlawfully Dealing with a Child First Degree, Unlawful Sale of Cannabis and Sale of Cannabis without a License.

    All five were issued Field Appearance Tickets and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date.

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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 a woman who allegedly stole from a Medford store.

A woman allegedly stole approximately $220 worth of clothing from TJ Maxx, located at 2799 Route 112, on April 1 at approximately 8:35 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.