Crime & Safety
Nassau County Mechanic Charged with Possessing Stolen Vehicle
Mechanic Steven M. Vitalo turned himself in to Nassau County Police.
A Nassau County Police auto mechanic was arrested in Mineola Friday morning after he was found in possession of a stolen non-police vehicle.
According to police, mechanic Steven M. Vitalo turned himself in at in Mineola after being charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, a class-D felony.
Vitalo was arrested after investigations by the Nassau County Police Department Internal Affairs Unit, in conjunction with the Public Corruption Bureau.
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He has been suspended from duty without pay.
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