Crimes Nearby: DWI Sends Woman to Hospital, Statue Stolen

Suffolk County police reported the following information:

Smithtown

Andre Machate, 41, of St. James, was arrested Jan. 3 in Lake Ronkonkoma and charged with second-degree possession of a forged instrument. Machate was allegedly in possession of a forged prescription when he was arrested on Hawkins Avenue in Lake Ronkonkoma.

Thomas Palumbo, 25, of Central Islip, was arrested Jan. 1 in Smithtown and charged with disorderly conduct. Palumbo was arrested for allegedly lying in the middle of the road.

Matthew Sheskin, 21, of Nesconset, and Thomas Martinez, 37, of St. James, were arrested Dec. 31 in Smithtown and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Martinez was also charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance. Reports indicate the men were in a 1999 Lexus and in possession of prescription pills without a prescription. Martines allegedly also possessed a hypodermic instrument.

Three Village

Thomas Seaton, 45, of Coram, was arrested Jan. 4 at about 9:45 p.m. at and charged with first offense DWI. Seaton was driving near the intersection of Route 25A and Miller Place Road in Miller Place when police said he struck another vehicle, crushing the leg of a female victim inside. The woman at Stony Brook.

Joseph Ioppolo, 44, of Uniondale, was arrested Jan. 3 and charged with second degree criminal trespassing. Residents of an Earland Road home in Stony Brook returned home and discovered Ioppolo inside, according to police.

Kings Park

Michael McAssey, 19, of Northport, was arrested Jan. 5 in Kings Park and charged with petit larceny. He is accused of stealing a statue from in front of the Kings Park Fire Department at 12:35 a.m.

Emilio Fusco, 18, and Justin Pardo, 18, both of Kings Park, were arrested Jan. 4 and charged with drug possession. Fusco was charged with seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance and Pardo was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana. They were allegedly sitting in a car near the intersection of 25A and St. Johnland Road at the time of the arrest.

Port Jefferson

A 17-year old minor, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested Dec. 30 and charged with second degree menacing. He allegedly displayed a rifle during an argument on Parnet Court.

Justin Wachter, 18, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested Jan. 1 at about 12:45 a.m. and charged with criminal mischief. He reportedly punched the glass of a storm door and a bedroom glass window from a house on Paul Street.

Jhonatan Guzman, 30, of Terryville, was arrested Jan. 1 at about 3:11 p.m. and charged with second degree harassment. He was on Hewes Street when he allegedly pushed a police officer.