Cops: Man in custody after police chase ends in Suffolk

Suffolk police arrested a man for driving under the influence of drugs after he led 
police on a chase in Lindenhurst.

Police responded to a 911 call reporting a suspicious man looking in windows at the Harding Avenue School in Lindenhurst.

According to police, the man identified himself to school officials as a town security guard and fled in a black Corvette.

Police responded to the scene and located the vehicle on East Shore Road. Police say the man refused to pull over and intentionally struck police cars as they pursued him.

The pursuit ended on Colonial Road and Straight Path in Lindenhurst. A total of five police cars were struck, authorities say. Five police officers and one lieutenant were treated for minor injuries.

The 31 year old driver of the Corvette was arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs and criminal mischief.

Police say they're now trying to determine if the suspect tried to pull over other motorists this morning. One man, who didn't want to be named, says someone driving a black Corvette and fitting the man's description pulled him over and demanded he open up his trunk. The man claimed to be with the CIA, he says.

Cops: Mineola supermarket worker tied up, robbed by gunmen

Police say a Mineola supermarket worker was tied up and robbed by two gunmen.

The incident happened at Western Beef on East 2nd Street.

Police say the victim was bound while he was cleaning the store.

Cops arrest 4 near Huntington's Paramount

Suffolk police  arrested four people near events at the Paramount Theater in Huntington.

Police said a 27 year old male, of 4 Caldwell St., Huntington Station, was charged with criminal possession of marijuana; a 19 year of female, of St. Andrew St., Glen Cove, was charged with using someone else's driver's license to identify herself; an 18 year old male, of 64 Burtis Ave., Oyster Bay, was charged with harassment while outside 379 New York Ave., Huntington, a few doors down from the Paramount, for allegedly pushing someone; and a 17 year old male, of 91 Sixth Ave. Holtsville, was charged with obstructing governmental administration for allegedly interfering with police trying to establish crowd control.

Police said that  they told Paramount officials to stop selling alcohol and a half-hour later told them to turn the music off. About 35  police officers were dispatched from the Second Precinct including COPE officers as well as emergency services, K9, the SAFE-T team and neighboring precincts, authorities said.

In a statement, the Town Supervisor said he is very concerned about the events and plans to meet with Suffolk County police, the town's public safety director and the Paramount's operators.

The Huntington Community First Aid Squad spokeswoman said five people attending the Paramount party were taken to Huntington Hospital.

Police ID body found in Freeport

State Police have identified a man found dead in a wooded area off Meadowbrook Parkway in Freeport.

The 33 year old man of Freeport was discovered off the southbound lanes of the parkway and westbound Sunrise Highway, according to a news release from State Police. He was believed to be homeless and living in the area where his body was discovered, the release said.

He was pronounced dead by Nassau County emergency medical technicians and an initial investigation revealed no indications of a crime, the release said.

State Police said the cause of death is pending an autopsy.

Consultant guilty of stealing from schools

A Long Island technology consultant was convicted of mail fraud for stealing $1.7 million from the New York City Board of Education while overseeing a project to wire city schools for Internet access.

The 58 year  old,  of East Northport, used funds intended for school children to pay for a "lavish" lifestyle, prosecutors said -- buying a fleet of luxury cars including a Corvette, Porsche, Lexus and Mercedes, and building "high-end" houses in Bethpage, Bridgehampton and East Northport.

He was found guilty of theft and three counts of mail fraud by a jury in federal court in Manhattan after less than three hours of deliberation. 

The consultant made $200,000 a year for overseeing "Project Connect" beginning in 2000. He was accused of hiring five workers, including his brother, to assist him, then billing subcontractors for their work at substantial markups, all without authorization from the school system.

Man charged in Levittown burglary

A Levittown man was arrested on charges of taking $7,850 in jewelry and cash from a home in August, Nassau County police said.

The 21 year old male  entered a house on Constable Lane in Levittown through an open rear door and took the cash and jewelry from a bedroom, police said.

The suspect,  of 81 Bloomingdale Rd., is charged with second-degree burglary. 

Hauppauge man charged with driving while high

A Hauppauge man stopped for not wearing his seat belt while driving on the Northern State Parkway in Commack was high on drugs, State Police said.

The 41 year old male, of 35 Schneider Lane, was stopped by troopers as he drove a gray Nissan westbound on the parkway, according to a news release. The man had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, and troopers detected an odor of marijuana coming from the car, the release said.