Croton Cops Arrest Man Wanted for Years on Felony DWI Charge

On Jan. 15, police were able to finally arrest a man who's been wanted in Croton since 1999. 

Luis Carlos Octavalo, 37, of Peekskill, was charged with felony-level DWI in the village in 1999. It was "at least" the second time he had been charged within a ten year period, warranting the felony offense, Det. Paul Camillieri said. 

Octavalo hadn't shown for court and "we'd been looking for him for a long time," he said. 

County police apparently pulled over Octavalo and ran his name, bringing up his former DWI conviction and long-standing Croton warrant. 

Police booked him and sent him to Westchester County Jail pending a court date. 

Note: an arrest does not indicate a conviction.