Crime and court briefs

UNIONDALEMan charged in June slaying outside church service

A Roosevelt man was arrested yesterday on second-degree murder charges in connection with the June killing of a Uniondale man near a church where a service was taking place, police said.

Nassau County police had asked the public's help in tracking down Jonathan D. Mack, whom police identified as the shooter. Yesterday, police arrested Mack, 19, of 983 Uniondale Ave.

Police said the investigation, which included information obtained through tips from Nassau County Crime Stoppers, led detectives to Bradenton, Fla., where Mack was found and arrested. He will be arraigned today at First District Court in Hempstead.

Isaac Andrews, 34, was fatally shot on June 30 around 10:40 a.m., after arguing over money with Mack, police had said.

The two were unemployed and knew each other from the neighborhood, homicide Det. Sgt. Stephen Fitzpatrick said in July. Mack "claimed he took money from him," Fitzpatrick said.

Mack fled and Andrews was brought to Nassau County Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:25 p.m., police said.

The slaying took place steps from the Tabernacle of Joy Church as about 70 people worshiped inside.

RONKONKOMA

Equipment stolen from

LI pipe and drum bandArtie Hall and the rest of the Long Ireland Pipes & Drums band members would just like their equipment returned.

A bass drum, a snare drum and a drum harness were among the items taken sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning when thieves broke into Hall's car in front of his home on Oak Drive in Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County police said yesterday in a crime alert.

"I have a neighbor who thinks he might have heard a noise about 2:30 in the morning, but we're not sure," said Hall, the band's drum sergeant and bass drummer.

Hall said the group is a civilian pipe and drum band that plays at parades and special events.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-8477. All calls will be kept confidential.

WEST ISLIP

Troopers: Man had

marijuana, pills in carA West Babylon man stopped for speeding Wednesday on the Southern State Parkway faces drug and forgery charges, State Police said.

Troopers stopped Elijah C. Arbouin, 19, at about 9:45 p.m. because he was driving 82 mph in a 55-mph zone west on the parkway near Exit 41 in West Islip, police said.

Troopers found about 39 grams of marijuana, 30 oxycodone pills, a digital scale and packaging materials in his car, according to a news release.

He was arrested and taken to the Brentwood barracks, where he was also found to have a forged New Jersey driver's license, police said.

Arbouin is charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument, criminal possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and several traffic violations.