Top 10 Police Stories of 2011

Five Arrested, Seven Injured Following Brawl at Makamah House Party: Five men were arrested at Huntington Hospital following a that erupted in to a brawl, including three 19-year-old men with stab wounds and a fourth man with head lacerations. While police were at Huntington hospital investigating the incident, the five men who crashed the party arrived for treatment of their own injuries and were arrested there and charged with first degree burglary and second degree assault. The five were a week later.

Fort Salonga Road Closed in Possible Hostage Situation: A reportedly armed man on Fort Salonga Road after police tried to serve him an arrest warrant, causing police to between Laurel and Vernon Valley roads overnight and call in S.W.A.T. teams. The man was alone and apprehended without incident.

East Northport Man Wreaks Havoc on Northern State in Stolen Car: Gregory M. Schwert, 24, of East Northport in February, causing multiple accidents on the eastbound Northern State Parkway. Police followed Schwert as he knocked into car after car and eventually stopped and arrested him after he had injured several people, including the highway officer, and caused a shutdown of the parkway. He was sentenced to .

East Northport Teen Arrested Following Commercial Burglaries: Police arrested Jose Nunez-Garcia, 16, of East Northport, in Northport and East Northport, on March 20. Nunez-Garcia was later charged with four additional burglaries, including one at a Bank of America branch on Larkfield Road. He was sentenced to jail at Riverhead Correctional Facility, and made it past one layer of fence in an exercise yard before finding himself between multiple layers of security fencing and razor wire.

Two Armed Robbers Hit Cup o' Joe Bagels in Mid-Day Holdup: Two men as he was getting ready to close up for the day. One person was hurt and the two got away on foot with an unspecified amount of cash.

Man Behind Rash of Summer Bank Heists Arrested: After a in Nassau, Suffolk, and upstate, Police captured Michael Walsh, 58, of East Elmhurst, in Queens on July 29. Walsh had robbed the on June 30, the on July 6, the on July 26, and others, at gunpoint. He was found with cash, a weapon, and a police scanner at the time of arrest and charged with two counts of first degree robbery. Sgt. Tom Schramm, P.O. James Glozek, and Harbormaster Tony Graziano were instrumental in Walsh's arrest.

East Northport ATM Bandit Caught: Christopher Cipoletti, 26, of East Northport, was and charged with third degree robbery and fourth degree attempted grand larceny at a Chase Bank drive thru ATM in East Northport and demanding cash of the driver on July 13. He was also implicated in an unsuccessful robbery attempt on the same day of a man making a withdrawal from the ATM at Bank of America on Larkfield Road.

Armed Robbers Strike Elwood Pizzeria: Two men wearing masks and armed with a silver handgun . One witness said he saw one of the men strike a Viajo's employee in the head and demand money from the employee before taking cash from the register and fleeing in a silver sedan driven by the other unknown subject.

Suspects Leave Metro Mart Empty-Handed After Armed Robbery Attempt: Three men suspected of an in Northport and a 7-Eleven in Commack on Sept. 10 were on Sept. 17 shortly after robbing a 7-Eleven in East Islip and charged with first degree robbery. while demanding he open the cash register but were unsuccessful in getting him to comply and fled empty-handed.

Body of Missing Northport Resident Found: The body of longtime Northport resident alongside Seymour's Boatyard. He had been missing since Dec. 6 when he was seen leaving Gunther's Tap Room around 7 p.m. Police have not yet confirmed the details of the incident, nor determined a cause of death.