Crimes Nearby: Port Jeff Station Residents Charged in Shooting Death

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

Port Jefferson

Port Jefferson Station residents, Eduardo Nunez, 20 and Alex Fernandez, 19, were arrested and charged with shooting 21-year old Luis Vargas, of Selden, to death, police reported. On Monday police were called to 22 Judith Drive in Coram to find Vargas in the backyard suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Vargas was transported to Stony Brook Hospital but he died shortly after arriving.

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Port Jefferson Village Constable George Gernhart was patrolling near the on Main Street in Upper Port Jefferson on Wednesday, Feb. 19 when a passerby told him that a man was breaking into a car parked south of the station, according to Suffolk County Police.

After calling police, Gernhart discovered Jeffrey Edsall, 41, of Patchogue, in a fenced area at G & B Collision on Railroad Ave., allegedly trying to break the driver’s side window of a 2004 Mitsubishi Galant with a large rock. Constable Dominic Messina and Constable Lt. John Borrero helped Gernhart hold Edsall until Suffolk police officers showed up, police said. After an investigation, police arrested Edsall and charged him with criminal mischief and criminal trespassing. He also had outstanding warrants.

Riverhead

A yielded three marijuana-related arrests at a home on Lake Avenue. A 55-year-old and 29-year-old, both of Riverside, were charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.

Jose Maysonet, 46, was charged with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance, seventh degree and criminal use of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors.

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Following a Riverhead Police Department sting last Thursday, employees at three separate locations around Riverhead were .

The sting, conducted the evening of March 1, stopped at 18 different locations throughout Riverhead. One employee at each of the following locations was charged with unlawfully dealing with a minor: Superior Gas, Route 25, Aquebogue; OK Petro, East Main Street, Riverhead; Stop and Go Mini Mart, West Main Street, Riverhead.

The individuals charged, according to police, were Gokhan Gunacar, 27, of Miller Place; Ana Flores, 20, of Flanders; and Freddy Collado, 51, of Freeport. The three individuals were processed and released on desk appearance tickets, and the premises reportedly found in violation of state liquor law were reported to the State Liquor Authority.

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A Flanders woman was after police said she was driving drunk with a five-year-old in the car.
According to police reports, Christiene Dacosta was driving southbound on Route 24, near the intersection of Long Neck Boulevard, when she was stopped around 3:45 a.m. Police said she failed to maintain her lane of travel.
According to police, it was determined that Dacosta was driving under the influence of alcohol, while her five-year-old son was in the car.