LI Social Media Prankster Arrested On Multiple Charges: Police

CENTEREACH, NY — A man was arrested Monday night on multiple charges in connection with recordings made at businesses and private residences in Centereach and Selden, Suffolk police said.

Kyle Vazquez, 21, of Coram, dumped a large container of eggs on his head in front of the entrance to Ralph’s Italian Ices, at 1370 Middle Country Road, Centereach, on the evening of April 29, police said. He then drove away in an automobile, leaving eggs and broken shells on the entranceway and front door to the business, police said. The incident was recorded and uploaded to Vazquez’s social media account, police said.

The Sixth Precinct Investigative Unit say they determined Vazquez had recorded and uploaded footage to social media involving other victims at the following locations:

• Wing Wah, a restaurant at 1970 Middle Country Road, Centereach, where he entered and poured a bucket of beans over his head and onto the floor around 8:45 p.m. April 30, police said.
• Three separate residences, two in Centereach and one in Selden, where he requested to use the bathroom and then filmed the residents and the inside of their homes without their knowledge or consent while creating a disturbance, police said. These incidents occurred between May 19 and May 24, police said.

Vazquez was arrested at the home of a friend in Centereach around 8:20 p.m. Monday, police said.

He was charged with three counts of first-degree dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image; three counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance; and two counts of criminal tampering, police said. He was held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday.

"If you believe you have been victimized by Vazquez, please contact the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8627," the department wrote.