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POLICE BLOTTER The Suffolk County Police Department’s First Pre cinct and other local fire and law enforcement agencies reported the following incidents: BURGLARY GRAND LARCENY Babylon Village: Someone stole several propellers from De Garmo Marine (Supply) on Post Place some time between Sept. 22 and Sept. 29. Police were noti fied the morning o f the 29. Copiague: On Oct. 1, someone stole a wallet from a locker at Bally’s Total Fitness on Sunrise Highway. The incident took place sometime between 4:30 and 5:40 p.m. West Babylon: A pocketbook and back pack were taken from a car in a Hubbards Path parking lot. The incident took place sometime between 8 p.m., Oct. 2 and 11 a.m., Oct. 3. Deer Park: An undisclosed amount o f copper pip ing was taken from a vacant building on Lucon Drive September 21. Police were notified this past week North Lindenhurst: Someone stole woman’s debit, card sometime between the night of Oct. 3 and the night o f Oct. 4. The theft occurred on Rte. 109. Lindenhurst:- An undisclosed amount of jewelry was taken from a Reade Avenue home Sept. 29, some time before 6 p.m. Copiague: On Oct. 5, at about 1:10 a.m., police were alerted by an audio alarm/motion detector to a break in at 4 Star Creations on Merrick Road. The thief or thieves fled before police arrived. •Police were called at 3:20 p.m. on Sept. 30 to a Prince Chico Street home following a break in. It is not known if anything was taken. West Babylon: Several laptop computers were taken from a Sunrise Highway store sometime between the evening o f Oct. 1, and the morning o f Oct. 4. Deer Park: Upon arriving at work at 6:30 a.m. on O ct i^a Long ¿l^nd^yeQug bu?ine^eipp)pyee disr cov^cdjtpfLspnipgn^^ad brokenin and had taken various items. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF Deer Park: A car parked on West 12th Street was vandalized Oct. 2, sometime before 8:30 p.m., during which time several valuable items were taken. •Police were called at 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 to re port that a car parked at a Long Island Avenue facility had been vandalized. The car had been at the lot since Sept. 27. Lindenhurst: On Sept. 29, shortly before 3 p.m., someone vandalized a fence outside a Shore Road home. West Babylon: At about 11 p.m. on Oct. 3, the own er o f a car parked on Little East Neck Road discovered that someone had slashed three tires on his car. Wyandanch: Someone vandalized a car parked on South 35th Street the afternoon of Sept. 28. Police were called at 4 p.m. ARRESTS DWI. The following persons have been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated or impaired: Edward Mantz, 2605 Commons Way, Deer Park To- lulope Adeleke, 85 Tiber Ave., Deer Park; Chinaedu Asia, 25 Betsy Ross Dr., Bohemia; Roseann Marino, 60 Wellington Ave., Deer Park; Thomas Muller, 75 Wyandanch Ave., Babylon; James Regan, 112 Ocean Ave., Massapequa Park Rape: Michael Green, 4 Elm St., Wyandanch; Miguel Espinal, 148 Lake Dr., Wyandanch; Bodain Cunningham, 21 William St., Wyandanch; Grand Larceny: John Cusamano, 2138 Newbridge Rd., Bellmore; Burglary: Montavious Jackson, Undomiciled (four counts). The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cas es are still pending in the courts. Individuals charged and whose names appear in this column may submit documentation to us at a later date that the charges have been dismissed or that they have been found innocent and we will include that information in this space in a timely manner. October 2 1 ,2010, BEACON NEWSPAPER • 3 V ietnam W all replica com es to o u r a rea There was a unexpected silence as students from West Islip walked through the Dignity Memorial on the grounds near the West Islip Library. The only sounds that could be heard were the chirping o f birds, the shuffle of hundreds of sneakers on the wooden , platform, the flapping o f flags, and the hushed tones of the Vietnam veterans who talked about the Memo rial to the students and told them some o f the stories behind the thousands o f names listed there. Beneath the wooden platform o f the replica, for ex ample, is the Purple Heart o f a young man who died for his country. It was donated by his family to help make the Wall an even more meaningful living me morial. It replicates the sentiment of a veteran who placed his Purple Heart in the concrete on the Wall as it was being constructed in Washington D.C. Carved on the wall are names o f fathers and sons, men and women o f all creeds and color and from all walks of life and each corner of the country. They share one thing in common. At some point in their lives they decided to serve their country and in doing so gave up their lives for the cause o f freedom. “The veterans who are giving these tours are a wealth of information and can bring these thousands o f names to life,” said Charles Spencer o f Boyd-Spen- cer Funeral Homes who was instrumental in bringing the Dignity Memorial to Long Island for the second time. In 1995, the Wall was displayed in Babylon. Honoring Veterans of the Vietnam War and All U.S. Servicemen and Women, the Dignity Memorial* Vietnam Wall is a traveling, three-quarter scale rep lica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washing ton, D.C. The faux-granite replica stands 240 feet long and eight feet high and is inscribed with the names o f more than 58,000 Americans who died or are missing in Vietnam. The traveling monument has been displayed in more than 200 cities across the country, allowing mil lions o f visitors to experience the healing power o f the memorial. The Dignity Memorial network of funeral service providers created the replica. For more info., go to www.dignitymemorial.com f ------- <| This story first appeared on our web- M ^ l § K 3 sitea twww.babylonbeacon.com Babylon Village to hold two public hearings October 26 The Babylon, Village Board of Trustees set two public hearings for Tues., Oct. 26. The first is on an application of Michael Gadaleta o f Middle Island to open and operate a Seafood Restaurant at 117 Deer Park Avenue, a location that formerly housed a Thai restaurant. The second is to consider the adoption of Local Law #1 of 2010, which, if passed, would add a section in the Village’s storm water management code. The new law would set down penalties for the illegal discharge o f water into streets and storm drains. “The Village has a provision, which was copied from the Town’s code,” explained Village attorney Joel Sikowitz. “This change would bring the Village into compliance with new New York State DEC codes and strengthen the law.” Illegal discharge could include emptying pool wa ter with chlorine into the street or dumping con taminated water or toxic chemicals into storm drains. Restrictions will also be placed on new construction, which will be required to have on-site drainage. “This will include homeowners and businesses,” said Mayor Ralph Scordino. The hearings will be held in the Village court room beginning at 7 p.m. In other village news, the board: •authorized the Mayor to apply for a grant to the New York State Unified Court System for up to $30,000. The funding, if approved, will be used by the Village to update the Village’s court system, which could include purchasing new computers and/or pro grams, other equipment and furnisjfimgs; •thanked all the volunteers ana Village workers for their part in making the weekend o f Oct. 9 8c 10 such a success. Events included the school district’s Homecoming, the Chamber o f Commerce Sidewalk Sale and the Apple and Arts Festival at the Conklin House; •changed the title of Village employee Vincent Weiss to parking meter officer; •authorized the appointment o f Roger Carpenter as Chairman o f the Board through 2015. The next regular Village Board meeting will be held Tues., Oct. 2 6 ,8 p.m. com