Crimes Nearby: Trio Charged With Not Paying the Bill

Smithtown

Elizabeth Rasmussen, 22, of Lindenhurst, was arrested in Smithtown on March 6 on charges of three counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon with a previous conviction. Reports state Rasmussen was arrested at Stonedge Drive and Woodview Drive in Nesconset at 3:45 p.m. in a 2005 Cadillac possessed a stun gun and a controlled substance.

Michael Locicero, 19, of Hauppauge, was arrested in Smithtown on March 6 on charges of providing a false sworn statement, first-degree. Reports state Locicero gave a sworn written statement on Dec. 27, 2011 at 3:10 p.m. at the Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct that he knew was not to be true. Locicero allegedly falsely reported an incident where he said he was robbed behind a McDonalds.

Robert Mollusky, 53, of Ridgewood, was arrested in Smithtown on March 2 on first offense DWI charges. Reports state Mollusky was arrested while driving on Route 25 at 12:50 a.m. in a 2007 Honda when he failed to maintain his lane.

Police responded to a call at Smithtown High School West on March 8 after a student reported a shooting threat written on a girl's bathroom wall prior to dismissal. Police said both officers and school officials conducted a search and did not find anything suspcious. Police said they put patrols at the school on Friday as a precaution.

Three Village

Suffolk County police said Tuesday they are investigating an armed robbery that took place March 9 at the 7-Eleven on Pond Path in Setauket. According to police, a black man described as six feet tall with a skinny build, entered the store at approximately 3:40 a.m., displayed what appeared to be a handgun, took cash and fled the store southbound on Pond Path in a black Honda CRV. Police said the thief was wearing a red hat, sunglasses, gloves, and a dark shirt and pants.

Nicholas DiMuzio, 20, of Stony Brook was arrested March 8 and charged with second-degree burglary. Police say DiMuzio was involved in a Feb. 14 burglary on Buckhingham Meadow Road in East Setauket. DiMuzio was arrested in the parking lot of Walmart on Route 347 in East Setauket.

Kings Park

Teresita Palenzuelacolon, 46, of Bayside, was charged with driving while intoxicated. Police said Palenzuelacolon was driving a 2008 Nissan pathfinder on March 4 at 3:35 p.m. on Route 25a when he crashed his car. Police then charged him with DWI.

Michael Cusano, 22, of Miller Place, Christina Covitt, 21, of Kings Park and Andrew Riedel, 18, who is homeless, were charged with not paying for food they had eaten at China Gourmet in Kings Park on March 4.
Police said Cusano was in possession of a hypodermic needle at the time of the arrest. Covitt, was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon and Riedel was charged with possession of marijuana, according to police.

Christopher Keilitz, 41, of Melville, was charged with driving while intoxicated. Police said Keilitz was driving a 2002 Ford S350 on Cypress and Tulip Road at 10 p.m. on March 4, when he was stopped and charged with DWI.

Commack

William Walsh Jr., 47, of Bayshore, was arrested March 9 and charged with driving while intoxicated with a previous conviction in 10 years. Police said Walsh was pulled over at 12:32 a.m. as he was driving a 1998 Ford van on Jericho Turnpike at a high rate of speed.

Douglas Scaduto, 50, East Northport, was arrested March 9 and charged with petty larceny. Scaduto was allegedly caught stealing various home goods from Target on Henry Road, according to police.

William Butler, 50, of Commack, was arrested March 7 and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent. Police said Butler was driving a 2011 Chevy southbound on Somerset Drive when he was pulled over and officers noted the smell of alcohol.