Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Man Allegedly Carried Illegal Handgun

A look at recent criminal activity from around the area.

Hauppauge

Police: Man Transporting Sandy-Damaged Cars Carried Illegal Handgun

Suffolk County Police arrested a South Carolina man in Islandia last Thursday for allegedly being in possession of an illegal handgun.

According to police, Freddie Foggie Jr., 40, of Boiling Springs, SC, was pulled over at the park-and-ride at exit 58 on the Long Island Expressway at 5:50 p.m. after an officer noticed equipment violations on a 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck with a trailer transporting three cars. When pulled over, the officer conducted a safety inspection and found a 9mm gun with a loaded high-capacity magazine.

Foggie, who police said was driving with a suspended license, was arrested on charges including aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Police said the pickup truck, towed and placed out-of service-for the safety defects, is owned by JK Trucking and Auto Sales located in Mississippi and was transporting Hurricane Sandy damaged vehicles from Calverton to Detroit, Mich
Police said Julio Aguilar, 56, of Port Jefferson Station violated an order of protection on Feb. 28. Aguilar was arrested in Hauppauge on a second-degree criminal contempt charge, a misdemeanor.

A duo from Nesconset was arrested in Nesconset on Feb. 27 after police said they stole jewelry from a home on Jan. 3 at 3:45 p.m. Police arrested John Mitchell, 27, and Nicholas Mitchell, 20, both of Nesconset each on a charge of second-degree burglary, a felony.

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Smithtown

Julio Marca, 48, of Jackson Heights, allegedly stole bins bins of donated items on Jan. 5, according to police, and was arrested in Smithtown on March 1 for the Jan. 5 theft on a charge of petty larceny, a misdemeanor.

A duo from Nesconset was arrested in Nesconset on Feb. 27 after police said they stole jewelry from a home on Jan. 3 at 3:45 p.m. Police arrested John Mitchell, 27, and Nicholas Mitchell, 20, both of Nesconset each on a charge of second-degree burglary, a felony.

 

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Huntington

Randy Green, 59, from Huntington was arrested in Huntington for second degree menacing with a weapon and criminal possession of a weapon after he allegedly began swinging a sword and stuck it through an open car window to threaten someone.

Timothy Boyle, 43, was arrested in Huntington Station and charged with criminal mischief, intent to damage property and second degree harassment after he allegedly spit in someone's face and threw a brick through the driver's side window of a car.

Jacqueline Zimmerman, 23, from Huntington was arrested in Huntington and charged with third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell after she was allegedly found with heroin packaged in a way that would facilitate sale.

Jon Piccola, 28, from Huntington was arrested in Huntington and charged with DWAI combined drugs and alcohol after he allegedly hit a street sign and two mail boxes before his car rolled over.

William Thide, 52, from East Northport was arrested in East Northport and charged with third degree trespassing on an enclosed property and resisting arrest after he allegedly cut off a tractor trailer on the LIE, risking serious injury to the tractor trailer driver.


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