SCPD to hold vehicle auction April 1

The Suffolk County Police Department Impound Section will hold an auction on April 1 at 9 a.m. at the Suffolk County Police Department Impound Facility, located at 100 Old Country Road in Westhampton. The auction begins at 9 a.m. and will be held rain or shine. There will be a preview of the vehicles on March 30 and March 31 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the impound yard. Vehicles will also be available for preview one hour prior to the start of the auction.

Approximately 120 lots will be auctioned off including sedans, SUVs, and motorcycles. All vehicles will start with a minimum bid of $300 and are sold asis. For a full list of vehicles, registration information and terms and conditions for the auction, visit www.suffolkpd.org under Precinct and Specialized Units, click Impound Section followed by Upcoming Auctions and Events.

Following an investigation, Jessica Garcia, 30, and Wenjuan Deng, 42, were arrested and charged with alleged Unauthorized Practice of a Profession. They were issued a Desk Appearance Ticket and are scheduled to appear at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date. The Town of Brookhaven documented numerous violations and condemned the premises.

Rocky Point man convicted of murder

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on March 27 that Glenn Seejattan, 30, of Rocky Point, was found guilty after a jury trial of Murder in the Second Degree for the fatal shooting of a Centereach man who was reported missing in January 2022.

Wanted for Medford petit larceny

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly switched price tags on various food items and then utilized the self-checkout to purchase approximately $250 worth of food for $3.96 from Target, located at 2975 Horseblock Road, in Medford on March 10 at approximately 1 p.m. The man fled the parking lot in a black SUV, possibly a Lexus.

Glenn Seejattan

As established at trial, the family of Justin Lee, 34, of Centereach, reported that he had been missing since January 18, 2022. Lee was last seen alive at Seejattan’s mother’s home in Rocky Point, where Seejattan also lived. On January 28, 2022, ten days after he went missing, the frozen body of Lee was discovered about a half mile away from Seejattan’s home. An autopsy revealed that Lee had sustained a gunshot wound to his head and a gunshot wound to his thigh.

A trial witness testified that Seejattan admitted that he had shot and killed somebody which he described as a drug deal gone bad.

Seejattan further admitted that he shot the victim in the head, took his clothes off, wrapped him up in a blanket, and took him to the woods.

Seejattan is due back in court for sentencing on April 26 and faces 25 years to life in prison.

Three arrests made for selling e-liquid nicotine to minors

Suffolk County Police arrested three people on March 24 for selling e-liquid nicotine to minors at businesses in the Sixth Precinct. In response to numerous community complaints, Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers conducted an investigation into the sale of e-liquid nicotine to minors during which nine businesses were checked for compliance. During the investigation, three people were arrested and charged with allegedly Unlawfully Dealing with a Child: Steylon Ventura Santos, 29, an employee of Chico’s Smoke Shop in Coram; Abhay Shah, 66, an employee of Medford Smoke Shop; and Albert Cepeda Nunez 20, an employee of Hookah City in Farmingville.

— COMPILED BY HEIDI SUTTON

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.