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Crime & Safety

Crime Report: Riots and Harassment

A list of recent police activity in Bayport and Blue Point as reported by the Fifth Precinct.

The following information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department's Media Incidents list regarding Bayport-Blue Point. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. 

Arrests

  • On March 29, Jorge Cruz from Bayport was arrested in Bayport for harassment with physical contact.
  • Godfrey Armand from Bayshore was arrested in Blue Point for assault with intent to cause injury and causing a riot on March 30.
  • Shirley resident Joshua Mercado was arrested in Blue Point for starting a riot and obstructing governmental administration on March 30.
  • On the same day, Walter Crowell from Islandia was arrested in Blue Point for starting a riot.
  • Dwayne Jackson from Brentwood was also arrested in Blue Point for starting a riot on March 30.
  • Hauppauge resident Michael Gentle was arrested in Blue Point on March 30 for starting a riot.
  • Michael Chaisty from Blue Point was arrested in Patchogue for driving while intoxicated on April 1.
  • On April 3, Lindsay Pipion from Huntington Station was arrested in Blue Point for driving while intoxicated.
  • Anthony Porcaro from Bayport was arrested in Bayport for petit larceny on April 4.

Incidents

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  • An incident of harassment on Imperial Way in Bayport was reported to police at 3 p.m. on March 29.
  • On March 30, police were alerted to an incident of assault on Montauk Highway in Blue Point at 2:30 a.m.
  • Police were notified of an incident of harassment on Montauk Highway in Blue Point on April 2 just before midnight.
  • Bell Avenue residents in Blue Point reported an incident of criminal mischief at 8 p.m. on April 3.
  • Another incident of criminal mischief was reported to police on April 3 on Rolling Hills Drive in Blue Point around midnight.
  • On April 4, police were alerted to another incident of harassment on Terrace Road in Bayport at 1 p.m.
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