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Drunk Driver With Toddler Crashes On Sagtikos State Parkway In Brentwood, Police Say
A Long Island woman is accused of driving drunk with a child and crashing on the Sagtikos State Parkway.
The wreck happened shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, March 31, in the southbound lanes in Brentwood.
New York State Police said Martha De La Torre, age 42, of Brentwood, was under the influence of alcohol when she was involved in a two-car crash near exit S1.
At the time of the incident, Torre had a 1½ -year-old toddler in her car, according to troopers. There were no reports of injuries.
She was arrested on suspicion of aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child, a felony, as well …
Toddler Dies From Fentanyl, Cocaine Poisoning; Holbrook Couple Hit With Dozens Of Charges
A Long Island couple has been criminally charged after a 14-month-old boy died from a suspected fentanyl and cocaine overdose.
Wilkens Adonis and Daryllee Leibrock, both age 38, of Holbrook, were arraigned on dozens of drug and weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
Emergency crews were called to the couple’s Holbrook home on Wednesday morning, Jan. 3, for an unresponsive child. When they arrived, police found Adonis, Leibrock and their toddler son, Joseph, in the couple’s bedroom.
Earlier Report - Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under …
Deer Park Man Who Worked At Dix Hills Facility Accused Of Having Sex With Teenage Resident
A former employee at a residential facility on Long Island has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a teenage resident.
Hayden Daley, age 27, of Deer Park, who was an employee of WellLife Network, located in Dix Hills, on Arista Drive, began a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old at the facility on Monday, July 3, Suffolk County Police said.
Daley continued the sexual relationship with the teen, said police.
Second Squad detectives arrested Daley and charged him with:
Two counts of second-degree rape,
Two counts of second-degree criminal sex act,
Two counts o…
Patchogue Man Points Fake Gun At Woman, 3 Children, At Drive-Thru: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he drew a fake firearm behind him in a McDonald’s drive-thru line, authorities said.
The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 7 at the Hicksville McDonald’s, located at 805 South Broadway.
According to Nassau County Police, it was just before 10 p.m. when a 31-year-old woman and her three children, ages 12, 7, and 1, were waiting in the restaurant’s drive-thru line behind a red Hyundai operated by Nicholas Carpenzano, age 32 of Patchogue.
She told police she honked at Carpenzano, as he was not moving his car in the line.
However, when she did, he …
Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3 Children In Backseat, Crashes Into Tree: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly drove drunk with an adult passenger and three kids in the back, crashing into a tree, police said.
The crash happened just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in Garden City.
According to Nassau County Police, 41-year-old Ruben Gonzalez of Westbury was driving north on Cherry Valley Avenue while he was drunk.
He had a front passenger, a 37-year-old woman, and his three children in the back, ages 4, 9, and 11.
Police said that near the intersection of 10th Street, Gonzalez’s 2023 Cadillac Escalade went off the road and crashed into a t…
Long Island Soccer Coach Sentenced For Raping Player, Endangering 2 Others
A Long Island soccer coach who was found guilty of raping one of his players, as well as soliciting nude photos of the teen, will spend at least one year behind bars, officials announced.
Sean Johnsen, age 38 of Valley Stream, received his sentence of one to three years in prison on Tuesday, Dec. 5 for his conduct three years prior, according to the Nassau County District Attorney.
Earlier Report: Long Island Soccer Coach Charged With Raping Underage Player, Endangering Two Others
From April 2020 through August 2020, Johnsen, who was a teacher at a private school and coached a soc…
Long Island Modeling Photographer Accused Of Sexual Abuse
A Long Island modeling photographer has been accused of sexually abusing a child after a months-long investigation.
The suspect, Jim Masiakos, age 58 of Glen Cove, was apprehended on Wednesday, Nov. 22, Nassau County Police said.
According to detectives, on Tuesday, Aug. 22, Maslakos was working from his home as a modeling photographer for children.
He was in the process of taking measurements for a 10-year-old girl when he inappropriately touched her, police said.
The victim, who resides in Montana, notified her family of the incident. Her father then repo…
'Violent' Man Breaks Long Island Woman's Belongings During Fight, Resists Arrest: Police
A Queens man had been taken into custody after he got into a fight with a Long Island woman and her two teen daughters that allegedly turned violent.
At approximately 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, a 45-year-old Elmont woman had just returned to her Heathcote Road home with her two teen daughters, ages 14 and 17.
When they arrived, the mother got into a verbal argument with Tristan Jobity, a 38-year-old from Queens, according to Nassau County Police.
Though it is currently unclear what, if any, Jobity’s relationship is with the family, the fight soon turned physical, as he began to pick up…
Long Island Man Points Gun At 6-Year-Old Who Left Candy At Wrong House, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at the head of a 6-year-old boy who was trying to retrieve a bag of goodies left at the wrong home.
The incident occurred in Manhasset around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 on Rockcrest Drive.
According to Nassau County Police, a mother drove her daughter, two sons, and her nephew to a home in Manhasset to drop off a goody bag of Halloween treats to a friend.
The daughter, 10, and son, 6, exited the vehicle and approached the house. They rang the doorbell and left a goody bag full of candy on the porch, before returnin…
Duo Nabbed For Neglecting 19 Puppies In Car In Wyandanch, Police Say
Two men were caught on Long Island with over a dozen puppies shoved into just two crates, along with guns and a 2-year-old, police said.
On Friday, Sept. 1 at approximately 7:30 p.m., Suffolk County Police saw the car, a 2022 Jeep Compass, in the parking lot of 301 Merritt Avenue in Wyandanch.
Inside were 19 pit bull puppies in two crates. The puppies were covered in feces and did not have sufficient food and water, air, or shelter, police said.
Russell Brown, 67, and Jamar Belle, 28, both from North Carolina, were arrested. The puppies were taken to local animal shelters.
According t…
19 DWI Arrests Made On Long Island Over Labor Day Weekend, 2 For Leandra's Law
According to police, over a dozen drunk drivers were taken off Long Island roads over the holiday weekend, two violating Leandra Law, while hundreds more were given tickets.
From Friday, Sept. 1 to Monday, Sept. 4, 19 intoxicated drivers on Long Island were removed from the road and given tickets, the New York State Police announced.
Out of the 19 people, two were given an additional felony charge for driving drunk with a child under the age of 16 in the backseat, violating Leandra Law.
The first occurred on Friday, Sept. 1 in Hempstead, where 25-year-old Emanuel Lindarte-Mujica was arr…
