Crimes Nearby: Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Holbrook Bar

Police Arrest Farmingville Man on Murder Charge in Fatal Stabbing

Police have arrested two people, including one on a murder charge in connection with an early morning stabbing in Holbook, law enforcement officials said. 

Robert Gregory, 19, of Farmingville, is charged with second degree murder stemming from the incident outside of Momo's Bar & Grill on Union Avenue around midnight Wednesday. 

Rueben Rosario, 28, of Selden, was also arrested and charged with one count of second degree gang assault, police said.  

According to a release, cops responded to a call that multiple people were fighting in front of the bar. When they got to the scene, two people were injured, including Julian Pena, 29, who was suffering from stab wounds.

Pena, of Holbrook, was rushed to Stony Brook University Medical Center where he died from his injuries. The second victim was also treated at Stony Brook and later released.

Alleged Deer Park Mobster Indicted on Extortion Charge

A Manhattan District Attorney announced the indictment of Deer Park resident and suspected mobster Joseph Giordano for charges of grand larceny. Giordano is accused of physically beating his victim, a construction company official, in order to extort $50,000.

According to documents filed in court and statements made on the record in court, from on or about March 2009 through June 2009, Giordano, 63, threatened, punched, kicked and slapped his victim in order to extort the money.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr, said in a press release that Giordano committed the crime by using his status as a captain in the Gambino crime family, which is one of the five mafia families operating in the New York area.

Police Say Man Struck Victim with a Pitchfork

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate Angel Santos, who has been identified as one of the suspects who allegedly assaulted a victim with a pitchfork in Deer Park last month.

According to Second Squad detectives, on Aug. 31 at 9:30 a.m., Santos, 31, struck the victim on his head and left shoulder with a pitchfork. The victim suffered abrasions and swelling from the attack, police said. He was treated at a local hospital and released.

Santos, is described as a Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5’5” tall and approximately 130 pounds. His last known address is on 22nd Street in Wyandanch and he is also known to frequent places in Huntington Station, police said.

Man Seriously Injured in W. Babylon Shooting

Police have identified the shooting victim as Malik Taylor, 19, of West Babylon.

Taylor was standing in the street outside of his home at about 6:35 p.m. when he was shot three times by an unknown man in a passing vehicle.  The shooter was allegedly sitting in the passenger seat of an unknown vehicle that fled the scene. 

Taylor, who was shot in the abdomen and leg, was transported by Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital where he is currently listed in serious condition.

Police: Patchogue Couple Arrested on Drug Charges After Traffic Stop

A Patchogue woman was arrested Saturday after driving on the Southern State Parkway in the North Bellmore area with a suspended license and with drugs in her vehicle, New York State Police said.

Her husband, a passenger in the car, was also arrested, police said. 

According to police, troopers from State Police Farmingdale Barracks were patrolling the highway shortly before noon Saturday with a license plate reader when a red Nissan Armada alerted the reader to a suspended registration.

After stopping the vehicle, police say that the driver Michelle Pagliarulo, 37, was found to be driving with a suspended license. After searching the vehicle, police also say they found 2.7 grams of cocaine, several oxycodone pills, eight grams of marijuana and a smoking pipe also containing marijuana.

Pagliarulo and her husband, Andrew Pagliarulo, 34, were both charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (felony), criminal possession of controlled substances in the seventh degree (misdemeanor) and unlawful possession of marijuana (violation).