'Primary Suspect' In Larcenies From Cars Charged: Cops

RIVERHEAD, NY — A man was charged in connection with a number of reported larcenies from vehicles that took place this month, police said.

According to Riverhead Town Police, Patrick A. Fontaine was arrested by the department's COPE division on Friday at 4:40 p.m. on Hulse Landing Road in Wading River and charged with second degree criminal trespass and unlawful possession of marijuana, stemming from an investigation into larcenies from vehicles in the Wading River area.

Fontaine is the primary suspect in those larcenies from vehicles in Wading River this month, police said.

The investigation is ongoing and property has been recovered relating to the larcenies, police said.

Patch photo courtesy Riverhead Police Department.