Crime & Safety

Crime Nearby: Murder and Rape Charge in Riverhead

A look at police reports outside of Massapequa.

A man has been charged with murder after Mirian Garcia, 29, was found dead last week behind the Department of Motor Vehicles in Riverhead allegedly strangled her with a belt after raping her.

Suffolk County homicide detectives arrested Guillermo Alfonso Alvarado-Ajcuc, 21, of Riverhead in the killing.

Arson squads and the Nassau County Fire Marshal are currently investigating a suspicious car fire in Syosset, according to the .

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The fire department responded to scene on Church Street at about 11:30 p.m. Friday to find a red sedan fully engulfed in flames in the driveway.

"It's suspicious because the car didn't have any plates, the tires were flat and it looked like it hadn't moved in a long time," which is why the arson squad and fire marshal were called to investigate, according to Syosset Fire Chief Robert Kaplan.

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Surrounding homes were not damaged by the fire.

Garden City Police Investigate Sweepstakes Scam

The Garden City Police Department is investigating a report on May 15 of an apparent scam where a person claiming to be from a sweepstakes network called a resident stating that she had just won a sweepstakes prize of $350,000 and to cover delivery insurance costs, she would have to send a check of more than $1,000 to claim the prize. The department urges all residents to be very wary of these types of scams.

A Queens insulation company pleaded guilty to cheating workers out of more than $30,000 for work performed at the Wheatley High School in Old Westbury.

Maspeth-based New York Insulation LLC will pay restitution in the amount of $33,408 in back wages and $11,500 in fines to Nassau County. In the summer of 2009, New York Insulation was contracted to perform insulation work on the rooftop HVAC system of Wheatley High School.

As a public works project, New York Insulation is required by law to pay its workers the state prevailing wage.

The  Labor Unit’s investigation revealed that of the six employees who manned the job, only two were listed on the certified payroll records filed with the East Williston Union Free School District. In addition, the two employees listed were not paid the required overtime rate. The remaining four workers were grossly underpaid for both the straight and overtime compensation.

A West Babylon pizzeria owner was arrested on Tuesday and charged with selling illegal prescription pills out of his restaurant, Suffolk County Police said.

Francesco Miceli, 50, of Rockville Center and owner of Miceli Brothers Pizzeria and Restaurant, is charged by police with seven counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, a Class B Felony; one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, a class B Felony; and one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 4th Degree, a class C Felony.

Nassau County Police talked a Seaford man out of a hostage situation after he barricaded himself in his home with his 12-year-old son inside.

The father, Steven Esposito, 42, was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and then arrested. Esposito is charged with third-degree menacing and endangering the welfare of a child.


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