22-Year-Old Drunk Driver Flips Car In Charlton Crash, Escapes Injuries: Cops
A 22-year-old drunk driver left the road and flipped his car in a serious accident in the Capital Region, police said.
Coleton S. Sizemore, of Amsterdam, had a BAC of 0.15% at the time of the crash just before 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Sizemore was driving a 2025 Toyota sedan westbound on Route 67 in Charlton when the vehicle left the road, struck an earth embankment, overturned, and came to rest on its roof, police said.
No one was injured, and no other people or vehicles were involved, investigators said.
Sizemore was hit with two DWI charges …
Prostitution Case Traced To Shuttered Holbrook Motel Employee: Authorities
A Long Island motel worker recruited at least three women for prostitution, and police believe there are more victims, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 20.
James L. Seccadanari, 49, of Brentwood, was arrested Monday night, Oct. 19 at his home, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Cops began investigating Seccadanari following a tip from a Highway Patrol arrested last fall, authorities said. At the time, he was working as a maintenance employee at the Mac Arthur Inn on Veterans Memorial Highway in Holbrook, police said.
The probe revealed Seccadanari was recruiting women for commer…
Service Dispute At LI Auto Shop Escalates As Elmont Man Pulls Box Cutter: Authorities
An angry customer threatened a man with a box cutter while demanding his money back at a Long Island auto shop on Monday, Oct. 19, police said.
Paul Herbert, 34, of Elmont, got into an argument with a 60-year-old man around 5:30 p.m. Monday at the shop in North Valley Stream because he was upset over the service to his vehicle, the Nassau County Police Department said.
As the dispute escalated, Herbert went back to his car, grabbed a box cutter, and “displayed it in a threatening manner” while demanding a refund, police said.
The victim called the cops and told them he feared for his life,…
Pedestrian Killed In Collision At Busy Islandia Intersection, Police Say
An elderly pedestrian was struck by a car and killed on Long Island on Monday, Oct. 19, police said.
Michael McEnaney, 67, of Islandia, was crossing Veterans Memorial Highway from west to east at East Suffolk Avenue in Islandia around 6:30 p.m. Monday, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
A 28-year-old Sayville woman driving south on Veterans Memorial Highway in a 2018 Nissan crashed into McEnaney, investigators said. He was rushed to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, cops said.
The driver was not injured in the crash, and her Nissan was impo…
Nightmare Ex-Boyfriend Terrorized Hudson Woman For Four Days, Jury Finds
A Capital Region man who terrorized his ex-girlfriend over four days has been convicted on several charges, authorities said.
Nikolas DeJesus, 33, was found guilty Friday, Oct. 16 of burglary, unlawful imprisonment, obstruction of breathing, and other charges, the Columbia County District Attorney’s office said Monday, Oct. 19. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
DeJesus was staying at his former girlfriend’s home in Hudson when he forced his fingers into her mouth, blocking her ability to breathe, on Aug. 11, 2025, investigators said.
After being kicked out, he broke into the home through …
