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DWI Suspect Dies While In Custody At Long Island Police Precinct
A suspected impaired driver accused of crashing into another vehicle on Long Island died while in police custody. Suffolk County Police said Joseph Leonard, age 58, of West Islip, was found dead in his holding cell at the agency’s 3rd Precinct in Bay Shore at around 9 a.m. Friday, April 26. It came hours after he was arrested in Brentwood Thursday evening, April 25, following a suspected drunk driving crash on Pine Aire Drive near 5th Avenue. Police said Leonard was driving a Jeep Wrangler with a revoked license when he rear-ended a vehicle stopped at a light. When officers arrived, they f…
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Toddler's Fentanyl Death Leads To Manslaughter Charges For Long Island Couple
Prosecutors have filed upgraded charges of manslaughter against a Long Island couple whose toddler son died from a fentanyl overdose. Wilkens Adonis and Daryllee Leibrock, both age 38, of Holbrook, were arraigned on the new manslaughter charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 1. The couple is already facing dozens of drug and weapons charges in connection with the death of 14-month-old Joseph Adonis. Earlier Report: Toddler Dies From Fentanyl, Cocaine Poisoning; Holbrook Couple Hit With Dozens Of Charges According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, emergency crews were ca…
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Dismembered Remains Case: ID Released For 1 Of 2 Victims Found On Long Island
For the first time, police have publicly identified one of two murder victims from Westchester County whose mutilated remains were found strewn across Long Island, reigniting the debate over bail reform laws. In an update to the case Monday, March 11, Suffolk County Police identified the female victim as 59-year-old Donna Conneely, whose last known address was in Yonkers. The identity of the male victim is still pending confirmation from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office. Earlier Report: Dismembering Dead Body Would Be Felony Under NY Bill Meant To Remedy 'Ill-Conceived D…
Police & Fire
New Update: This Car Sought In Hit-Run That Killed Man Near Long Island Intersection
It’s not much, but it’s all police have to go on. Detectives are hoping that newly released surveillance footage will help identify a driver suspected in a deadly hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The incident happened around 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11 in Farmingville. Earlier Report - Fatal Hit-Run Crash: ID Released For Victim Near Farmingville Intersection Suffolk County Police said 56-year-old Alberto Perea-Vazquez, of Farmingville, was crossing northbound on Horseblock Road near Raymond Avenue when he was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound. As he was lying in the roadway…
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Near Long Island Park
Police are investigating after a man was found dead near a Long Island park. Someone called 911 at around 7 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, reporting an unconscious man in a wooded area in Riverhead, near Weeping Willow Park on Main Street. When officers and medics arrived, they determined that the man was dead, according to Riverhead Town Police. Authorities identified him as 44-year-old Cuah Temoc Trinidad, of Riverhead. Detectives and a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that his death appears to be non-criminal in nature. It also does not appear …
Police & Fire
Human Remains Found On Long Island
Police are investigating after human remains were found on a Long Island roadway. The incident happened just before 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 at Sunken Meadow State Park in the town of Smithtown, Suffolk County. Further info is pending examination by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office and further investigation by the state police. This is an active investigation and the State Police is asking for any witnesses or anyone with information to call 631-756-3300.
Police & Fire
Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash: 45-Year-Old Driver ID'd As Victim
Police are investigating a deadly highway crash on Long Island that killed a 45-year-old man. The incident happened at around 2:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, on the Long Island Expressway in Holtsville, according to Suffolk County Police. An investigation found that Matthew Pawlak, of Riverhead, was driving a Jeep eastbound on I-495 when he lost control between exits 62 and 63, crashing head-on into the center median. Pawlak was pronounced dead at the scene by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office, police said. No other vehicles were involved in the crash and nobody else was injured. S…
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New Details In Woman's 'Callous' Killing By Trucker Boyfriend At Long Island Motel: DA
A long-haul truck driver accused of killing his girlfriend outside a Long Island motel has been formally charged with murder. Willie Hart, age 59, of Yaphank, was indicted for second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Oct. 16, in the death of 37-year-old Candice Woodruff earlier this year. According to prosecutors, a witness saw Woodruff leave her room at the Shore Motor Inn, located in Patchogue on Eastbound Sunrise Service Road, at around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, after arguing with Hart. Earlier Report: Yaphank Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend At Motel In Pat…
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Woman Dies In Fire At Long Island Home
Police are investigating a house fire on Long Island that claimed a woman's life. Emergency crews were called just after 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, for a fire in North Amityville, at the Gildersleeve mobile home park on Broadway. When firefighters arrived, they found a woman dead inside one of the units, according to Suffolk County Police. Authorities did not reveal her name, age, or hometown. An official cause of death will be determined by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office. Nobody else was injured in the fire and no other buildings were damaged. The cause of the fire is und…
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'Unimaginable Loss': Support Swells For Widow, 2 Kids Of Man Killed In Crash On Long Island
Days after a husband and new father was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Long Island, the community is rallying around his wife and two children. Nicholas DeMaio, age 25, of Shirley, died following the wreck, which occurred just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 in Yaphank. Suffolk County Police said he was driving a 2003 Toyota Corolla northbound on Yaphank Avenue when he veered off the road, struck a curb, and went airborne before hitting a utility pole. Earlier Report: Fatal Crash: 25-Year-Old From Shirley ID'd As Victim After Vehicle Hits Pole In Yaphank DeMaio was partially ej…
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ID Released For Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Near Long Island Jail
Authorities have identified a man whose body was found in a wooded area near a Long Island jail. The discovery was made at around 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, in Riverhead near Center and Nugent drives, located just yards from the Suffolk County government campus. According to Southampton Town Police, a passerby spotted the man while walking in the woods and called 911. Earlier Report: Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Near County Jail In Riverhead On Tuesday, Sept. 12, police identified the man as 39-year-old Adam Jackson. No hometown was provided. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s O…
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Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Near Long Island Jail
Police are investigating after a man’s body was found in a wooded area near a Long Island jail. The discovery was made at around 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, in Riverhead near Center Drive, located just yards from the Suffolk County government campus. According to Southampton Town Police, a passerby spotted the man while walking in the woods and called 911. Multiple agencies responded, including Suffolk County homicide detectives. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine an official cause of death. Police said no foul play is suspected. So far, the m…
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36-Year-Old Dies In LIE Crash Involving Driver With Suspended License, Police Say
A 36-year-old man was killed in a crash on the Long Island Expressway involving a driver with a suspended license, authorities said. The incident happened at around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, in Brentwood, on I-495 near Sagtikos Parkway, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators said 36-year-old Brandon Gillespie, of Smithtown, had stopped his 2012 Jeep Liberty in the right eastbound lane of the LIE when he was rear-ended by a box truck. Gillespie was pronounced dead at the scene by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's office, police said. The driver of the truck, 31-year-old…
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Human Remains Found At Long Island Beach
Homicide detectives are investigating after human remains were found on a Long Island beach. The discovery was made at around 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 6, at Smith Point County Park in Shirley, according to Suffolk County Police. Park employees told a 911 dispatcher that a woman had found what appeared to be a human bone. Detectives later found the bone in the sand. The remains were taken to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death and to make an identification. Police did not speculate on how long the remains had been there or a possibl…
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Tragic Ending: Man Found Dead In Waters Off Long Island More Than Week After Going Missing
The search for a Long Island man who disappeared more than a week ago has ended in tragedy. Search crews recovered the body of 45-year-old Pierre Morris, of Far Rockaway, Wednesday morning, Nov. 30, in the waters off the east end of Fire Island, according to Suffolk County Police. Marine Bureau officers found him at around 11:40 a.m. off Smith Point County Park near Shirley, police said. Morris, an employee of H&L Contracting of Hauppauge, was reported missing Friday, Nov. 18. Investigators said he was working on a boat at Smith Point Marina when he is believed to have fallen overboar…
Police & Fire
Body Found In Cove On Long Island, Police Say
Police are asking for help identifying a man whose body was found in a Long Island cove after police received a 911 call. The incident took place in Sag Harbor around 11:45 a.m., Monday, Aug. 8. According to Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police, the caller reported a man floating on the shoreline of Sag Harbor Cove. Police responded to the area and found a man between the ages of 40 to 50, on the coastline, Ralph said. The man, with a long beard, was wearing a black shirt and black swim shoes, Ralph said. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office respon…
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Killed In House Fire
A man was found dead following a house fire on Long Island. The blaze broke out in Northampton around 12:40 a.m., Tuesday, June 14 on Wildwood Trail. Responders arrived within minutes and were unable to breech the door as the home was fully engulfed in flames, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police. After the fire was extinguished by Riverhead Fire Department, a man's body was discovered within the residence, police said. See Related Story: Woman Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In West Babylon When firefighters arrived on the scene, “fire was blowing o…
Police & Fire
Woman Dies After Being Struck By Hit-Run Driver On Montauk Highway
A woman was killed after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on Long Island, police announced. In Suffolk County, a driver was traveling in West Islip west on Montauk Highway when a female was struck in the roadway at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Monday, May 23 near the intersection of Pease Lane. According to police, the driver then proceeded to flee the scene, speeding away westbound from the area. Police said that the female victim - whose name has not been disclosed pending the notification of her next of kin - was pronounced dead at the scene by a member of the Suffolk County Medical…
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Missing Man Found Dead On Long Island
The body of a 44-year-old Yale University employee was located on the Long Island shoreline nearly three months after he was reported missing. Anton Sovetov's body was found on Saturday, April 30, the university announced on Wednesday, May 4. The university said Sovetov's cause of death is under investigation by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office. The Yale and New Haven police departments are also assisting police in Suffolk County with the investigation into Sovetov’s disappearance, the university said. “We will continue to do all we can in the face of this ter…
Police & Fire
Body Found After Vehicle Bursts Into Flames On Long Island
A body was discovered inside a burnt-out car on Long Island when officials responded to a report of a fire. Police and fire officials in Riverhead responded around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 8 to the driveway of a home at 2 Sebastian Drive in Baiting Hollow. Upon arrival to the residence, patrol units and firefighters found a vehicle in the driveway, which was fully engulfed in flames as well as an exterior wall of the residence and a dumpster located nearby on the property, said the Riverhead Police. The fire was extinguished by Riverhead Fire Department and it was at that …
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Police Asking For Help Identifying Man Found Dead On Long Island
Police are asking the public for help after a man was found dead at a tent encampment on Long Island. The Hispanic man, known only as "Oscar," was found around 10:50 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 3 in a wooded area located south of Riverhead Building Supply, at 1093 Pulaski Street, and south of the nearby Long Island Railroad tracks. According to Detective Richard Freeborn, of the Riverhead Police, when officers arrived they found the man dead dressed in multiple layers of clothing and jackets along with blue jeans and black boots. The department's Detective Div…
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Man Found Dead In Parking Lot On Long Island
Police are asking the public for help after a man was found dead in a downtown parking lot on Long Island. The 46-year-old man was found around 6:20 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8, when the Riverhead Town Police Department was dispatched to a 911 call for an unconscious male located near a dumpster in the Municipal Parking Lot. The officers secured the scene, then requested the response of the Detective Division and the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office. A preliminary investigation was conducted, revealing the man was not suspected to be a victim of violence or foul p…
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Long Island Teen Recovered In Peconic Bay
The body of a missing Long Island teen was recovered in Peconic Bay overnight, the Coast Guard announced late Sunday morning, Jan. 3, according to the Coast Coast. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound personnel received a report from the Riverhead Police Department at 4:50 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2 that the teen, Raistlin Ruther, departed Jamesport, at 8 a.m. Saturday in a blue kayak and did not return. Coast Guard Station Shinnecock boat crews and a Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod helicopter crew searched the area, along with Suffolk County Police, Southold Police, and other local partne…
Police & Fire
Two Bodies Found In Long Island Home After Person Fleeing Police Commits Suicide, Police Say
Click here for an updated story - ID Released For Man Who Killed Himself Before Discovery Of Two Bodies At Long Island Home A person fleeing from officers committed suicide moments before police who went to a nearby Long Island home to inform next of kin of the death discovered two bodies inside. The incident happened Tuesday morning, Oct. 6 in Suffolk County. An officer initiated a traffic stop of a 2003 Honda Civic at the intersection of Route 112 and Montauk Highway in East Patchogue at approximately 10 a.m. The driver pulled over and a passenger exited the vehicle before the …
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead In Wooded Area On Long Island
Police are investigating the death of a woman found dead in a wooded area on Long Island. A home health aide, who was visiting a resident of Villas at North Pine Hills in Manorville, was jogging when he discovered a female body on the ground in a wooded area just east of Winding Path and called 911 at around 10:45 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. The woman, whose name is being withheld pending the notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. An autopsy will be done by the Suffolk County Medical …
Police & Fire
Man Killed When Minivan Crashes Into Pole On Long Island Expressway
A man was killed in an overnight crash on the Long Island Expressway. It happened on Monday, May 11 just before 11:15 p.m. on the eastbound expressway, between Exits 48 and 49 in Melville. The man was driving a 2016 Chrysler Town and Country when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a pole, Suffolk County Police said. The man, who has not yet been identified by police, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's office. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash t…
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead Under Pickup Truck At Long Island Shopping Center
An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead under a pickup truck at a Long Island shopping center. Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call of a woman on the ground in a parking lot in Islandia outside of 1000 Old Nichols Road at approximately 1:20 p.m., Tuesday, March 17. Officers found the body of Kelia Gonzalez, 43, of Centereach, under the pickup truck. An autopsy will be done by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of death. Police are asking anyone with information on this incident to contact Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392…
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a driver on Route 25 on Long Island, police said. Ridge resident Michael Leithe was driving a 2012 Kia Sorento westbound on Route 25, east of William Floyd Parkway in Ridge, when the vehicle struck a man in the roadway at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office. Leithe, 34, was not injured. No charges have been filed against him as of Tuesday morning. Police said t…
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Losing Control Of SUV On Long Island
A 73-year-old woman was killed in a one-car crash on Long Island after losing control of her SUV and striking a utility pole, police said. Ellyn E. Tucker was driving her 2019 Nissan Kicks on Napeague Meadow Road in East Hampton shortly before 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 5 when her car left the roadway and she struck the pole. East Hampton Town Police said Tucker was transported by an Amagansett Fire Department ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. It is unclear what caused Tucker, a Manhattan resident, to lose control of her vehicle prior to the cr…
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Death Of Long Island Man Following Altercation
Police have launched an investigation into the death of a Long Island man following an altercation several days earlier. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man on Sunday, Jan. 5 after reporting he was in an altercation in the Riverhead area earlier this month. Wayne Sapiane reported to police that he was struck on the head by an unknown white man in the area of West Main Street in Riverhead on Thursday, Jan. 2. Southampton Town and Riverhead Town police both responded to the incident. Sapiane, 65, who was undomiciled but living in Riverside, w…
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Victims Of Triple-Fatal Mount Sinai SUV Crash ID'd As Women In Their 20's
Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Victims Of Triple-Fatal Crash Involving Three Women In Mount Sinai Three young women ages 23 to 25 have been identified as the victims of a fiery single-vehicle crash on Long Island. The crash took place around 11 p.m., Monday, July 8 in Mount Sinai when the 2010 black Jeep Liberty they were riding in left the roadway and hit a utility pole, causing it to fall on the driver's side, said the Suffolk County Police. Earlier story: Three Killed As SUV Catches Fires After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Mount Sinai The SUV was t…
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