Crime & Safety
Crimes Nearby: Man Punched in Face in Road Rage Incident
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
• A 45-year-old Queens man was arrested on Friday for selling Four Loko, an alcoholic drink, to a minor at the Gulf gas station on West Main Street in Smithtown, according to police. The man, who lives in Ridgewood, was arrested on a charge of unlawfully dealing with a child, first degree, which is a misdemeanor. Police said Zhan did not ask for identification when he sold an alcoholic beverage and two Four Lokos to an underage drinker. The incident happened at 9:40 p.m.
Commack
Man Punched in Face in Road Rage Incident
A man was punched in the face by another driver in a fit of road rage in Commack on the Fourth of July, police said.
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According to police, the victim reported that he was nearly hit by a black sports utility vehicle while backing out of a parking space at the Walbaum's shopping center on Vanderbilt Motor Parkway at about 12:45 p.m. He beeped his horn to alert the other driver, who then exited his vehicle and approached the man's vehicle while yelling and cursing, police said.
The victim told police that he rolled his window down to speak to the man, at which point he was punched in the face.Kings Park
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A Kings Parks man drove a minivan through garage doors at a Commack auto repair shop that he broke into on July 4, police said.
Raymond Alfano, 42, found a way into A&R Alignment on Jericho Turnpike through a lower bay window at 4 a.m., grabbed the keys to a 2012 Dodge Caravan, and then drove the van right through the garage doors, according to Suffolk County police.
Alfano was arrested later that morning, at about 10:30 a.m., and charged with third-degree burglary, a felony. Police didn’t say how Alfano was caught.
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