On January 28, 2025, Sheriff's Office Investigators arrested Michael Scoca, 60, of New Rochelle and Mahopac, during an investigation into bad checks written to a Southeast concrete business.
The investigation began in November 2024, when a deputy took a report from the victim business that they had received two checks from the suspect for concrete deliveries to a Mahopac address. Both the business and the investigator attempted to contact the suspect and get him to make good on the checks but were unsuccessful. Mr. Scoca was charged with one count of Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree, a class D felony, and two counts of Issuing a Bad Check, a misdemeanor.
He was arraigned in the Town of Carmel Court, where he was remanded back to the Putnam County Correctional Facility, where he was being held on an unrelated charge. He is due in the Town of Southeast Court at a future date.
Also on January 28, investigators arrested 25-year-old Percy Dickinson of Freeport, NY, the last of three suspects wanted for a burglary in the Town of Southeast in April of 2024. At that time, a deputy was dispatched to a residence on Briar Drive for a report of a break-in to a garage and the larceny of two ATVs and a motorcycle. It was determined that the homeowners had listed these items for sale on Facebook Marketplace and it is believed that the suspects were able to gather information from the posting in order to commit their crime. Over nine months, investigators were able to track down leads, which included reviewing video camera footage in the area and were able to identify suspects.
On July 19, 2024, Sheriff's Office Investigators, along with Detectives from the Nassau and Suffolk County Police Departments and Sparta New Jersey PD, arrested 27-year-old Donovan E. Slater of Brentwood, NY, and 25-year-old Roodler A. Pierre Louis of West Hempstead, NY after executing search warrants at their residences.
Both subjects were arraigned in the Town of Southeast Court, charged with Burglary 2nd degree, a class C felony, and three counts of Grand Larceny 3rd degree, a D felony. Both subjects were ordered to be affixed with ankle monitors and were released for a future court date. The motorcycle from the Southeast burglary, along with numerous vehicles stolen from other jurisdictions, were recovered.
An arrest warrant was issued for Dickinson, and he was picked up in Freeport, where Freeport Village PD was holding him on other charges. Dickinson was transported back to the Putnam County Correctional Facility where he is being held on a warrant from Sparta, NJ. Investigation has determined that these suspects were responsible for multiple burglaries in the tri-state area over the last year.
Sheriff McConville highly praised the investigators in this case for their diligent work in following many leads and cooperating with other law enforcement jurisdictions to bring the case to a close.