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Triple-Fatal Oyster Bay Crash Indictment: Man Drove Over 90 MPH, DA Says Triple-Fatal Oyster Bay Crash Indictment: Man Drove Over 90 MPH, DA Says
Triple-Fatal Oyster Bay Crash Indictment: Man Drove Over 90 MPH, DA Says A Queens man was arraigned on charges including manslaughter for his alleged role in a speeding crash on the Southern State Parkway that killed three people, officials said. Matthew Whyte, age 28 of Laurelton, Queens, faced his indictment for the Oyster Bay incident on Thursday, Dec. 7, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. The crash in question occurred on Nov. 5, 2022, according to the DA’s Office. Earlier Report: 18-Year-Old Woman Killed, 2 Critically Injured In Southern State Parkway Crash In Oyster Bay Just before 9 p.m. that night, 18-year-old Ciara Hare, along wi…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Who 'Nearly Killed' Police Officer In Stabbing On Long Island Pleads Guilty Man Who 'Nearly Killed' Police Officer In Stabbing On Long Island Pleads Guilty
Man Who 'Nearly Killed' Police Officer In Stabbing On Long Island Pleads Guilty A man accused of stabbing a Long Island police officer during an attempted arrest, nearly killing him, is facing more than a decade behind bars after confessing to the attack. Jonathan Nunez, age 27, of Centereach, pleaded guilty to nearly a dozen charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Feb. 6, including aggravated assault on a police officer. Prosecutors said Suffolk County Police Officer Christopher Racioppo attempted to stop Nunez at around 10:30 p.m. on April 10, 2021 after observing him driving in an erratic manner with his lights off in Patchogue, on South Ocean Boulevard. When R…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Six Charged During Police Sobriety Checkpoint On Long Island Six Charged During Police Sobriety Checkpoint On Long Island
Six Charged During Police Sobriety Checkpoint On Long Island Six people were charged with driving while intoxicated or driving while impaired by drugs during an overnight sobriety checkpoint on Long Island. The checkpoint was conducted at the municipal parking lot located at New York Avenue at Church Street, in Huntington Station by officers from the Suffolk County Police Department assisted by New York State Police and the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office from 11 p.m. Friday night, Dec. 17 into 2 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. The checkpoint was part of ongoing holiday crackdown operations targeting alcohol and drug-impaired driving.  A total of 448 v…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pickup Truck Driver Intentionally Rams Audi, Police Cruisers On Meadowbrook Parkway, Police Say Pickup Truck Driver Intentionally Rams Audi, Police Cruisers On Meadowbrook Parkway, Police Say
Pickup Truck Driver Intentionally Rams Audi, Police Cruisers On Meadowbrook Parkway, Police Say A man driving a pickup truck was taken into custody on Long Island after repeatedly ramming an Audi on the Meadowbrook State Parkway into New York State Police cruisers and attempting to flee, police said. New York State Police troopers were dispatched at approximately 9:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, to a stretch of the parkway in Hempstead, where there was a report of a Toyota Tundra purposefully ramming an Audi near exit M8. Troopers attempted to intervene and stop the driver - later identified as Hempstead resident Armondo Carcamo-Rivera, 41 - which had become hooked to the bumper of th…

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by Zak Failla