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Another arrest in heist at councilwoman’s house

By Vera Chinese

Riverhead Police have made another arrest in connection with the theft of more than $25,000 worth of jewelry and other goods from Town Board Member Jodi Giglio’s house in Baiting Hollow in February.

Jason Scott, 22, of East Patchogue was charged at town police headquarters Thursday with second-degree burglary, authorities said.

Police said he and 17-year-old Sage Hervan, of Baiting Hollow broke into Ms. Giglio’s house and swiped the items while the Giglio family was on vacation.

Ms. Hervan was charged with second-degree burglary and petit larceny last week after the councilwoman’s husband, Mike, allegedly threatened the girl while he was holding a baseball bat. Mr. Giglio was charged with second-degree menacing.

Police also arrested Brian Deboer, 18, of Baiting Hollow on a petit larceny charge. He’s accused of stealing loose change and a bottle of rum during a separate incident that also allegedly involved Ms. Hervan.

VERA CHINESE

Vera Chinese has been the editor of northforker.com and northforker magazines since May 2014. Prior to that she spent two and a half years as a staff reporter for the New York Daily News. She joined the Riverhead News-Review as a staff writer in January 2010 and was named Associate Web Editor nine months later. She previously worked for the Southampton Press Western Edition and was named the third place 2008 Rookie Reporter of the Year by the New York Press Association. She graduated from Wagner College in 2006 where she received a bachelor's degree in English. She earned a master's degree in English education from New York University in 2007. She is a 2002 graduate of Eastport High School and has lived on the East End for more than 20 years.

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