Crime Nearby: W. Babylon Cop Killer Found Guilty

Here are the latest arrests and incidents in neighborhoods surrounding Lindenhurst.

Brooklyn Man Found Guilty in
Murder of W. Babylon Cop
A Brooklyn man accused of firing the deadly bullet that killed a West Babylon New York City Police Officer was found guilty on Monday in New York City Court.

According to The Associated Press, Lamont Pride, of Brooklyn, was found guilty on second-degree murder, burglary and second-degree aggravated manslaughter charges.

Pride was found not guilty, however, in the most serious charge – the allegation he intentionally killed the officer. Pride faces anywhere from 25 years to life in prison for his crimes.

NYPD Cop's Family Shocked after
Driver Found Not Guilty
The man accused of driving the get-away car the night of NYPD Officer Peter Figoski's fatal shooting was found not guilty by a jury on charges of burglary and murder.

Michael Velez, 22, of Ozone Park, was found not guilty by the Brooklyn jury of five women and seven men, according to Newsday. He told the court he was just giving a ride to his friend and never knew the others were going to rob a drug dealer.

He'd remained at his car during the robbery and eventual shooting of Officer Figoski, a West Babylon native and father of four.

Both families of both men, Velez and Figoski, broke down in tears following the reading of the verdict. The Figoski family left afterwards without comment to the press.

Deer Park Schools: Robert Frost Student Approached by Suspicious Car
Deer Park school officials are alerting the community to an incident on February 14 in which a Robert Frost Middle School student was approached by a suspicious vehicle.

An alert on the school district's website indicated a female student was approached by a small maroon/red car on Washington Avenue near Hickory Street.

"The driver pulled the car alongside the student on the wrong side of the street and followed her a little bit, then stopped a couple of feet in front of her. When the student turned towards her mother, the mother came running down the block, and the car sped away running the stop sign. Police have been notified of the incident," the statement on the website read.

NYC Man Arrested for 1994 W. Babylon Homicide
A New York City man is under arrest after Suffolk County Police Department Homicide Squad detectives connected him with a 1994 homicide in West Babylon.

The homicide occurred on March 22, 1994 when two men entered the Diamond Trucking Company, then located at 174 Cabot Street, West Babylon, and shot two employees while attempting to rob the business. One of the employees, Mario Andujar, 30, died at the scene.

Detectives arrested Troy Arrighi, 37, of New York City, at his home on Feburary 14. Arrighi was 18 at the time of the crime. Arrighi was charged with murder in the second degree, and is scheduled for arraignment on February 15 at the First District Court in Central Islip.

Police: Man Stole Generator from Lowe's
Suffolk County Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man accused of stealing a generator from Lowe's Home Improvement on January 8.

The man, pictured here, left the Bay Shore store with the generator at approximately 4 p.m. that day, according to police. He fled the parking lot in a dark-colored pick-up truck.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 800-220-TIPS.

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