Crime Report: Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Tree; Vandalism At Commack Motor Inn

The following information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

Amanda Balchi, 31, of Medford, was arrested Oct. 23 in Commack and charged with DWI. Police said Balchi was involved in a car accident, striking a tree on the southeast corner of Burr Road and Ramita Lane while driving east in a 1995 Jeep at 1:21 a.m.

Ariana Labrocca, 42, of Huntington, was arrested Oct. 25 in Commack and charged with criminal mischief. According to police, at 7:15 p.m., Labrocca broke the glass case of a fire extinguisher inside the , located at 2231 Jericho Turnpike. She then reportedly sprayed the fire extinguisher in the hallway. At 8:10 p.m., Labrocca broke a plastic ash tray inside her room, police said.

John Prodromakis, 26, of Commack, was arrested Oct. 26 in Selden and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Prodromakis was reportedly observed at 4:40 p.m. in the parking lot of the , located at 255 Jericho Turnpike, with illegal drugs.

James Waterman, 20, of North Babylon, was arrested Oct. 28 in Commack and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Waterman was observed at 11 p.m. inside his vehicle, parked at the located at 2186 Jericho Turnpike.