Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Child Pornography, Thefts

A report of the latest arrests and incidents in the towns around Farmingdale.

The following arrest information was supplied by the Nassau and Suffolk County Police Departments. It does not indicate a conviction.

Massapequa

  • A North Massapequa man had been arrested on child pornography charges, police said. Michael Barletta, 45, is accused of sharing numerous videos containing minors performing sexual acts. Police said they obtained one of the videos and got a warrant to  search Barletta's home, where he was arrested.  He is charged with three counts of promoting sexual performance of a child ans three counts of possessing a sexual performance of a child.

Hicksville

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  • On Sept. 8, Jaquan Campbell, 18, was charged with petit larceny at Hollister, Broadway Mall.
  • On Sept. 9, Jamel Henderson, 25, charged with robbery of the Gulf Gas Station, Hicksville.

Melville

  • Police are searching for two men who entered a Marshall’s store in Melville and stole merchandise. According to a police report, one man took six assorted baseball hats and one shirt, and the second stole two Polo shirts and one pair of jeans valued at $230 on July 8 at approximately 6 p.m. Police say the pair left without paying for the items and then fled northb  in a gold Oldsmobile from the store located at 830 Walt Whitman Road.

Lindenhurst

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  • On Sept. 13 George Hakanson, Lindenhurst, was charged with disorderly conduct, obscene language/gestures.

Merrick

  • Sometime between Sept. 5 and Sept. 6, a laptop was stolen from a 2010 Jeep Liberty by breaking the rear window. It was parked on Argyle Road.


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