Crime & Safety
LBPD: Assault, DWAI, Identity Theft Charges in Long Beach
Long Beach Police report on recent arrests in the area.

Long Beach Police released the following information. Charges are accusations and do not imply guilt.
- May 5: Ronnie Sutton, 41, of Long Beach, charged with second-degree harassment.
- May 5: Johnny Taylor, 47, of Elmont, charged with DWAI, operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana in a public place, and second-degree obstructing governmental administration.
- May 7: Ryan Sweeney, 31, of Long Beach, charged with DWI.
- May 8: Joseph Ledetsch, 22, of Long Beach, charged with second-degree criminal trespass.
- May 8: Karenjean Steele, 20, of Long Beach, charged with two counts of second-degree burglary, second-degree criminal trespass, and two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
- May 9: Neal Teitelbaum, 43, of Long Beach, charged with DWAI, operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, leaving the scene of a property damage accident.
- May 10: Jason Rogers, 32, of Hicksville, charged with DWI, aggravated DWI, and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.
- May 10: Carlo Castellani, 46, of Long Beach, charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs and unlawful possession of marijuana.
- May 11: Gerald Kielkowski, 26, of Long Beach, charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
- May 12: Juan Nunez, 40, who is homeless, charged with criminal possession of stolen credit cards, identity theft, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and petit larceny.
- May 14: Gene Rivas, 28, of New York City, charged with DWI, resisting arrest, reckless driving, fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
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