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VOL. 21 NO. 16 Week of July 31 - August 6,1986 20 cents per copy
Town Employee
Indicted
Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon
has announced the indictment and arrest of Sal-vatore
Tese, Commissioner of General Services
for the Town of Oyster Bay. Tese, 35, who resides
at 41 Stonehurst Lane in Dix Hills has been
indicted on charges of Grand Larceny Third
Degree, two counts of Theft of Services, two
counts of Official Misconduct and Petit Larceny.
He is accused of using Town workers and stealing
Town material for construction work at his Dix
Hills address in 1983.
According to Dillon, "In April of 1983, and
again, in October of the same year, Tese ordered a
Town employee to pick up lumber and other
building material from the Town's West Main
Garage in ^Oyster Bay and bring them • to hlr par­ents
home in Dix Hills. This employee worked for
Tese and was on Town time when he rnade the
pick-up and delivery. In addition, a Town carpen­ter
was sent by Tese to the house in October on
Town time to build a structure in the rear of the
property with the stolen mterial."
The DA said as Commissioner of General Ser­vices,
Tese had access to the building supplies
stored at the West Main Garage. This material
was to be used for town projects. These items
stolen^ and used at the Tese home included
lumber, plywood and sheetrock. The Town car­penter
used a Town vehicle on Town time while
working at the Tese home.
Tese is currently awaiting trial on other
charges resulting from the same DA's investiga­tion.
On June 24th he was charged in a 13 count
indictment for allegedly stealing checks from var­ious
GOP organizations. Tese is the Nassau
County Republican Party's Executive Leader for
the Massapequa Park Area. He's been employed
by the Town of Oyster Bay since 1967.
Tese will be arraigned on today's indictment
before County Court Judge Marie Santagata.
Grand Larceny Third Degree is an "E" Felony,
punishable by up to four years in prison. Theft of
Services, Official Misconduct and Petit Larceny
are "A" Misdemeanors, punishable by up to one
year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
Reception For
Assemblyman Parole
The "Friends ot Assemblyman Parola" Committee
announced today that a Cocktail Party/Buffet Dinner will
be held in honor of Fred Parola on Sunday, August 10 from
3-6 p.m. at THE WINE GALLERY, 81 Pirates Cove, East
Massapequa.
Anyone seeking additional information may call 579-
3700, ask for Alice.
Police Offensive Against Drugs
A Nassau County Police
offensive against cocaine
dealers in seven communi­ties
has resulted in nearly 600
arrests since January 1,
Commissioner Samuel J.
Rozzi announced.
"Coordinated operations
involving narcotics detec­tives,
plainclothes and uni­formed
officejs have been
on-going," Rozzi said. A
specially organized Task
Force has been in action
over the last several weeks
concentrating on getting
crack dealers off the streets.
"This pilot program has
centered on the New Cassel
area. It is working and it will
Say Yes!
Make A Difference
You can make the differ­ence
by opening your heart
and home to a 15 to 18 year
old teenage student fron
another country who is
eager to study at your local
high school and learn about
the American culture and
.life--about YOUR life. You-need
only to provide room
and board and a generous
portion of tender-loving-care
either for a school
semester or a school year.
The student will already
have his or her own spend­ing
money, and insurances
will be sufficiently covered.
What do you benefit from
this? Well, not only are you
able to claim a $50.00 tax
deduction for each month
you host the student, but
you will cultivate a life-long
friendship' You will be able to
say that you responsibly
played a big pa.rt. in another
indi^^itfaal's. cultural expe­rience.
You will feel proud
that you made that differ­ence.
Please-say YES
today!!! Contact: YOUTH
EXCHANGE SERVICE
350 South Figueroa Street,
Suite 257-P, Los Angeles,
California 90071,1-800-848-
2121.
Lent Nominee Appointed
Congressman Norman F. Lent (R-East Rock-away)
congratulates George Dikeman of Beth-page
on his appointment to the United States
Military Academy at West Point. George was
among the forty top high school students in the
Fourth Congressional District to receive a nomi­nation
from Congressman Lent to one of the
nation's service academies. George entered the
Class of 1990 at West Point when he reported for
duty this month.
be moved into other com­munities
where we believe
purveyors of this destructive
substance are at work."
Rozzi said the concentra­tion
was on New Cassel, but
that the team effort of police
also included Westbury,
Carle Place, Roosevelt,
Lakeview, Freeport and
Hempstead.
"When we feel our actions
have helped relieve the prob­lem
in one community, we
will focus on another to try
and rid our county of these
dealers in death, "Rozzi
said, "All law enforcement
official are concerned about
this problem and County
Executive Francis T. Purcell
has given us a mandate to go
after the dealers in force."
This >yas.aU acconipUshfid.
with the assistance of the
Nassau Police Narcotics
bureau under the command
of Inspector Guy Hammersmith.-
"We then took this activ­ity
report and studied it,"
Rozzi said. "In early July, I
ordered the Task Force-approach
on the area, a
team effort directed by
Inspector Hammersmitli
using Narcotics and precinct
squad detectives, plain­clothes
officers and the uni­formed
force.
"In about two weeks, we
served well over 700 sum­monses,
issued 15 appear­ance
tickets for lesser viola­tions
and have made 41
arrests, of which 14 were fel­ony
drug arrests.
For comparision, Rozzi
offered these statistics for
the seven communities:
Cocaine arrests for Janu­ary
1,1985 to June 30,1985-
310.
In the same area for the
comparable period of 1986 -
578.
"Drug dealers and users
had better be aware that
their presence in Nassau
won't be tolerated and
things are going to get
tougher for them," Rozzi
said. "An experienced and
dedicatd Nassau County
Police team is in the field,
working with the coopera­tion
of the various village
and city police departments"
He described the cocaine-based
crack as a highly
dangerous drug.
"It is almost instantly
addictive to people,' Rozzi
said, "and dangerous
because of its purity. Medi­cal
authorities tell us that the
'high' is overwhelmingly
intense, but lasts only a
short time. "The after 'crash'
is equally intense and
terrible.
"The user wants another
fix right away. The results
can be counted in crime sta­tistics.
While the cost of a
vial of crack is only about
$10, the addict needs more
and more of it. When his or
her resources are gone, they
turn to crime. We won't tol-
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BWI Laws Now In Effect
As a result of a three year
effort by Senator Norman J.
Levy (R,C-Merrick),
Chairman of the Senate
Transportation Committee,
New York State will now
have a tough, new anti-boating
while intoxicated
(BWI) law beginning
August 7th, with felony
treatment for drunk driving
or drugged boaters who
cause serious accidents
where death or injury
occurs, jail sentences for
repeat offenders and signifi­cantly
increased fines for
first time offenders.
Levy's bill was signed into
law by the Governor last
week and provides New
York State, for the first
time, with a comprehensive
anti-BWI law and estab­lishes
a reporting mecha­nism
to provide information
necessary to determine if
even stiffer penalties or
additional measures are
needed to combat drunk
boating.
According to estimates by
the United States Coast
Guard, half of the 302
reported boating accidents
on New York waterways last
year were alcohol-related. In
1985, according to the Coast
Guard, 53 people were killed
in boating accidents in New
York.
Under the Levy bill a
drunk boater either BWI or
BWAI who causes the death
or persona! injury of
another person would face
stiff penalties, in the event of
a death, the drunk boater
could face a fine of up to
S5,000 and up to seven years
in jail (Class D felony). If
serious injury to another is
involved, the drunk boater
could face a fine of up to
$5,000 and up to four years
in jail (Class E felony) while
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