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A West Babylon pizzeria owner was arrested on Tuesday and charged with selling illegal prescription pills out of his restaurant, Suffolk County Police said.

Francesco Miceli, 50, of Rockville Center and owner of Miceli Brothers Pizzeria and Restaurant, is charged by police with seven counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, a Class B Felony; one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, a class B Felony; and one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 4th Degree, a class C Felony.

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The arrest completed a three-month investigation into the alleged illegal sale of prescription drugs at the restaurant. Police said Miceli on numerous occasions allegedly sold quantities of illegal Oxycodone hydrochloride pills to a police agent.

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New York State Police have arrested a Smithtown man who was found with digital photos and videos with underage children performing sexual acts, according to police.

Police said Sean Murphy, 27, of Smithtown, was arrested after they received a cyber tip through the Internet Crime Against Children hotline, showing he was in possession of the photos and videos, identified through his computer account. Murphy's home was investigated in May 1 after police obtained a search warrant where an iPhone, several computers and computer storage mediums were searched, and the search from the Computer Crimes Units found photos and files, police said.

Nassau County police arrested a Deer Park man on Tuesday for allegedly burglazing a home, taking prescription medication and jewelry.

According to detectives, Peter Noto, 49, entered a residential apartment located on Macdonald Road, in North Long Beach, on Tuesday, May 8 at approximately 5:30 a.m. through a bathroom window.

Detectives said Noto was startled by a 44-year-old female resident who heard a loud noise and confronted him. Noto then fled the apartment and returned later that day after the victim left for work, police said.

According to the police report, Noto entered the apartment through the same window and took assorted jewelry and prescription medications. He was arrested in Freeport on May 15 at 4:55 p.m., following an investigation by Fourth Squad detectives after he contacted the victim and offered to return the jewelry, police said.

Noto is being charged with two counts of burglary in the second degree and he will be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.

 


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