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DWI Suspect Dies In Custody At Bay Shore 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…
Police & Fire
Wyandanch Dirt Biker Rider Charged With Reckless Driving
A Long Island man was charged with reckless driving after police spotted him allegedly running red lights, speeding, and driving on the opposite side of traffic. Talique Carter, age 34, of Wyandanch, was arrested around 7:15 p.m., Thursday, April 18, in Wyandanch. According to Suffolk County Police, officers on patrol watched as Carter, driving an X-Pro Dirt Bike, drove recklessly at a high rate of speed on Mount Avenue. Officers said Carter was driving on the opposite side of traffic and disobeying multiple traffic control devices. Carter was caught by officers…
Police & Fire
Gun, Pills, Found During Long Island Traffic Stop: Police
A Brooklyn man who allegedly didn’t use his turn signal soon found himself with more serious charges when police said they found a semi-automatic gun and more in his car. The incident occurred in Inwood on Monday, April 15, Nassau County Police announced. It was just before 9:45 p.m. when 29-year-old Raymond Colon was reportedly seen turning onto Bayview Avenue from Doughty Boulevard without using his turn signal. When police pulled him over, they found a loaded black Taurus 9mm semi-automatic handgun in the car alongside a clear, unlabeled pill bottle that contained multiple alprazolam…
Police & Fire
Violent Long Island Burglary: Man Tears Out Fridge, Threatens Victim With Crucifix, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after police say he broke into a couple’s apartment, punching one victim and causing property damage. It happened on Monday, April 15 in Island Park, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 12:45 a.m. that morning, a 45-year-old woman called the police to report that a man had broken into their apartment and was fighting with the woman’s boyfriend, age 50. The burglar, 39-year-old James Becker, is said to have punched the woman’s boyfriend in the face multiple times, threatened him with a metal crucifix, and tore the refrigerator out of the wall dur…
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed During Fatal Overdose Investigation, Police Say
Police on Long Island have arrested a man in connection with a fatal overdose. Holtsville resident Nicholas Mayfield, age 40, was nabbed in Uniondale at about 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, Nassau County Police said. According to police, Mayfield was taken into custody after authorities began investigating the fatal overdose death of a Nassau County resident. Further details, including the victim’s name, were not released. Mayfield is charged with: Criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of varying degrees; Criminal sale of a controlled substance, two counts of…
Police & Fire
Manorville Man Accused Of Drag Racing In West Babylon
A Long Island man is facing charges after police say he was caught drag racing overnight. Suffolk County Police First Precinct Crime Section officers responded to multiple calls of vehicles and motorcycles drag racing in West Babylon, at approximately 10 p.m. Friday, April 5. Officers observed several vehicles shutting down a section of roadway to traffic on Edison Avenue at Dale Street, allowing a motorcyclist to drag race and do burnouts in the roadway. After observing the unlawful stunt behavior, officers took the motorcycle operator into custody without i…
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Duo Nabbed For Stabbing At Long Island Bar: Police
Over a month after four people were stabbed during a bar fight on Long Island, authorities have arrested the two people they say were responsible. Nassau County Police announced the arrest of 23-year-old Shameq Sullins and 22-year-old Dayvonne Johnson on Monday, March 25 for their alleged role in a Valley Stream stabbing. Original Story: 4 Stabbed Near Valley Stream Bar, Suspects At Large: Police Johnson, who is from Roosevelt, and Sullins, from Hempstead, were reportedly the two responsible for the Saturday, Feb. 3 incident that started at Moods Lounge and Cafe, loc…
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'Project 21': 3 Nabbed Selling Tobacco, More To Minors On Long Island, Police Say
Three people from three different Long Island stores were arrested after authorities claimed they sold alcohol, tobacco, and THC products to minors. The arrests took place on Monday, March 18 throughout Nassau County with the assistance of underage agents and the department’s Problem Oriented Policing (POP) unit. In East Meadow, Cindy Granados Vigil, a 21-year-old, was arrested for what authorities said was the second time in four months for selling tobacco products to minors at Hempstead Convenience & Smoke, located at 2125 Hempstead Turnpike. Not only was Vigil taken into custody, b…
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'Deplorable': Pimp Forced Suffolk Co. Woman Into Sex Work, Beat Her When She Refused, DA Says
Formal charges have been filed against a man accused of forcing a Long Island woman into prostitution and allegedly beating her when she refused. Michael Howell, age 64, of Brooklyn, was indicted on sex trafficking and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Feb. 29. Prosecutors allege that between September 2022 and February 2024, Howell forced the Suffolk County woman to engage in sexual acts with others for money. He rented hotel rooms and posted ads of the victim on websites typically used to advertise sex work, investigators said. In order to get the woman to comply, How…
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Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Riverhead Crowd Gets Decades In Prison
A repeat violent felon will spend decades more behind bars for opening fire on a crowd outside a Long Island apartment complex. Messiah Booker, age 38, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 28. It came after a jury found him guilty on more than a half dozen counts in connection with a broad daylight shooting at Riverhead’s Riverpointe Apartments in May 2022. Earlier Report: Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Riverhead Apartment Complex, Police Say According to prosecutors, Booker got into an argument with a teenager in the…
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Robbery Update: Suspect Nabbed After Targeting Selden Chase Branch
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a bank robbery on Long Island. The incident happened at around 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, at a Chase bank in Selden, located on Middle Country Road. Suffolk County Police said the robber told a teller that he had a weapon and handed the employee a note demanding cash. Earlier Report: Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery In Selden The teller complied and the suspect fled. On Thursday, Dec. 14, police announced that 51-year-old Joseph Amorosa, of Selden, has been apprehended in connection with the robbery. He is charged with one count of rob…
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Man Caught With Stolen Package, Cocaine On Long Island: Police
A Long Island man is in custody after he was caught on camera stealing a package off of a doorstep — and later was found with the stolen goods and drugs, police said. It happened on Thursday, Nov. 9 in Baldwin, according to Nassau County Police. Just before noon that day, Frank Merlo, age 36, was spotted via a Ring doorbell camera swiping a package off the Eastern Parkway porch. Daily Voice_sg The 72-year-old victim reported the incident to police, who used the footage to determine that Merlo, a Wantagh resident, was responsible. Merlo was found and arrested at the Baldwin train …
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Suspect From Islandia Nabbed For String Of 14 Suffolk County Commercial Burglaries
A suspect has been apprehended for a string of more than a dozen commercial burglaries on Long Island. Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives, Christopher Lacker, age 42, of Islandia, was identified as the man who committed multiple burglaries at storage facilities within the confines of the Fourth and Fifth Precinct between early December 2022 and early November 2023. During each burglary, Lacker entered storage facilities, cut locks from individual storage units, and stole property from within, according to police. Lacker, who was located b…
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Deadly Cocktail: North Amityville Dealer's Fentanyl Mix Kills Man, Causes 2 Overdoses, DA Says
A Long Island man is accused of selling a deadly drug cocktail that led to a man’s fatal overdose and hospitalized two others. Omar Aitcheson, age 31, of North Amityville, was arraigned on multiple charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Nov. 6. According to prosecutors, Aitcheson sold a mix of fentanyl and tramadol to three Copiague men who thought they were buying cocaine on Sunday, Oct. 8. Fentanyl is a powerful, synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than heroin. Ingesting just two milligrams can be fatal. The group snorted the substance and immediately began showing si…
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Fentanyl, Cocaine, Crack: Trio Caught After String Of Long Island Drug Sales, Police Say
Three alleged drug dealers were taken into custody after police discovered they were behind a string of fentanyl and cocaine sales on Long Island. On Friday, Oct. 6, Nassau County Police arrested the following people, all Island Park residents: Robert Stockdale, age 38; Christine Lyons, age 40; Joseph Zimatore, age 58. The three were nabbed in a 6 a.m. raid, where officers found cocaine, crack, fentanyl, meth, heroin, packing materials, and cash in the house the three shared. An investigation determined that Stockdale and Zimatore sold the drugs to customers on at least six different o…
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Third Suspect Nabbed After Murder Of 20-Year-Old In Front Of Long Island Storefront
A third suspect has been charged in connection to the murder of a 20-year-old near a Long Island storefront. The shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21 in Valley Stream. The shooter was on 131st Avenue when he fired multiple shots in the direction of the vacant storefront on 85 Ocean Ave., Nassau County Police said. The shooter fled on foot in an unknown direction, according to police. The 20-year-old man was shot in the chest, a 12-year-old was shot in the shoulder, and a 17-year-old girl had a laceration on her hand. All three were taken to a nearby hospital…
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29-Year-Old Nabbed For Selling Drugs On Long Island After Overdose Investigation: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after an unrelated investigation led police to discover that he was selling heroin and more, police said. On Wednesday, Sept. 6, 29-year-old Steven M. Ayala was arrested for allegedly possessing and selling drugs, according to Nassau County Police. The Elmont resident’s arrest came during an investigation into an unrelated fatal overdose. Ayala was allegedly in possession of and sold substances that police believe to be heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine. He was arrested outside of the Belmont Deli and Grill, located at 139 Hempstead Turnpike, without in…
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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…
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Sobriety Checkpoint: 3 Charged In Overnight Detail At Huntington Station Intersection
Three motorists are facing charges after an overnight multi-agency sobriety checkpoint at a Long Island intersection. It was conducted in Huntington Station at the LIRR parking lot at Route 110 and Church Street from 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1 until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. A total of 403 vehicles went through the checkpoint, according to Suffolk County Police, which was the lead agency involved in the detail. The following were charged with two counts of driving while intoxicated: Claudia Primavera-Murphy, age 61, of Huntington Jonathan D. Commisso, age 30, of Huntington…
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Long Island Expressway Reckless Endangerment: 25-Year-Old Found Covered In Powder, Police Say
A 25-year-old has been accused of reckless endangerment and other charges after he was found driving on the Long Island Expressway while covered in powder, police said. On Saturday, July 23 at approximately 9 p.m., Nassau County Police responded to the Long Island Expressway in Plainview on reports that there had been an accident. When they arrived, they saw a 2023 Nissan Altima near Exit 46. Inside, the driver was slumped over the steering wheel with the car still in drive. Officers were able to put the car in park and saw that the driver’s face and clothes were covered in a powdery …
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Guns, Cocaine: Public Urination Leads To Arrest Of Long Island Man, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested when officers, first alerted by the man urinating in a parking lot, discovered multiple guns and packets believed to be filled with cocaine in his car. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 13 at approximately 10 p.m. in Garden City Park, according to Nassau County Police. While on patrol, officers reported seeing 34-year-old Charles Arbas urinating in the parking lot of 2349 Jericho Turnpike. Arbas then entered his 2010 Chevy Suburban and officers approached to investigate. A thorough investigation reportedly ended with the recovery of multiple items, …
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Drug Lab: Owner Busted Making Meth At Ronkonkoma Business, Police Say
A Long Island business owner is accused of operating a methamphetamine laboratory in the same building that houses his company. Suffolk County Police officers were initially called at around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, with reports of a burglary at the Quantitative Laboratories, located in Ronkonkoma on Pond Road. While searching the building for suspects, officers uncovered chemicals and equipment consistent with a methamphetamine operation, police said. Investigators also reported finding solid and liquid methamphetamine, along with ketamine, cocaine, and $40,000 in cash. The company’s …
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Deer Park Man Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pills To Undercover Cop, Jury Finds
A Long Island man was convicted by a jury of his peers for selling pills laced with fentanyl at an LIRR train station. Anthony Alexander, age 57, of Deer Park, was found guilty Thursday, March 30, of selling the opioid-laced pills under the guise that they were oxycodone, the Suffolk County DA said. Alexander sold what he said were oxycodone pills to an undercover investigator two times in January 2022. Subsequent testing of the pills sold to the investigator revealed that they were fentanyl, not oxycodone. Police arrested Alexander on January 20, 2022, at the Babylon train station. Inves…
Police & Fire
Violence At East Islip Bar Leads To Drug Arrest Of West Babylon Man, Police Say
A Long Island man was nabbed on narcotics charges during a targeted State Liquor Authority check at a busy bar. The incident took place in East Islip around 1 a.m., Sunday, March 19 at the Outfield Pub at 168 Carleton Ave. Following incidents of violence during the last three months at the Outfield Pub, Suffolk County officers, in conjunction with the New York Liquor Authority and the Town of Islip Fire Marshal and Code Enforcement conducted a targeted State Liquor Authority compliance check of the bar. During the check, officers spotted Trevor Zaroba walking out of the bar …
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Trio Trafficked Ghost Guns, Cocaine In New York, Multiple States, Officials Say
Three men face numerous charges after allegedly trafficking ghost guns, assault weapons, and large quantities of cocaine from Massachusetts to New York, officials said. The trafficking operation was taken down on Wednesday, March 15 after a 16-month investigation by the New York State Office of the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force and the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced. The three men charged after the take-down were Eduardo Hernandez, age 29, of Jamaica, New York; Euclides Castillo, age 30,…
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'Should Send A Message': Central Islip Man Sentenced For Dealing Cocaine
A Long Island man will spend years in prison for dealing cocaine. Sean Mohan, age 49, of Central Islip, was sentenced to eight years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Monday, March 6. It followed his jury conviction on felony and misdemeanor drug charges in November 2022. Mohan was arrested in August 2021 after Suffolk County Police found more than eight ounces of cocaine during a search of his home, according to prosecutors. Police also recovered four digital scales, four cell phones, a drug ledger, and over $1,100 in drug proceeds. On Nov. 3, 2022, following a two-week trial, a …
Police & Fire
Port Jefferson Station Man Nabbed With Drugs, Gun During Search
A Long Island man was allegedly caught with a gun and during following an early-morning warrant search. Nicholas Cox, age 32, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested around 8 a.m., Wednesday, Feb 23 during the execution of a search at his apartment by Suffolk County Police detectives. During the search detectives found Cox to be in possession of a loaded .25 caliber Lorcin semi-automatic handgun with an extra magazine along with approximately 50 grams of cocaine and fentanyl, and drug packaging materials, police said. Cox was charged with: Criminal possession of a weapon Three …
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Long Island Woman Among Trio Nabbed Smuggling Drugs Into Prison On Same Day, Police Say
Three different women who didn't know each other were allegedly nabbed smuggling drugs into a Hudson Valley prison on the same day. The incident took place in Orange County on Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Otisville Correctional Facility, said Trooper Steven Nevel. At 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 12:15 p.m., State Police from the Greenville barracks were contacted by the facility of three different women attempting to bring narcotics into the facility. None of the suspects were together, Nevel said. The incident included: At 10 a.m., Teeara Thomas, age 19, of New York City, attempted to bring i…
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Homeless Duo Robs Man At Knifepoint Outside Riverhead Business, Police Say
Two people are behind bars after allegedly robbing a man at knifepoint outside a Long Island business. The incident was reported just after 11 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in Riverhead, outside the Morenitas Deli on Griffin Avenue near Main Street, according to Riverhead Town Police. When officers arrived, the victim told them that a man and woman had forcibly removed his cellphone and cash at knifepoint. There were no reports of injuries. Police eventually located and arrested the suspects, identified as Kari Reid, age 42, and Nicholas Berg, age 37. Detectives said both are homeless in the Riv…
Police & Fire
Flanders Woman Accused Of Hitting Car With Axe During Dispute
A woman is facing multiple charges after police say she hit a car with an axe during a dispute. The incidents happened at around 9:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 in Flanders. Southampton Town Police officers responded to a dispute on Evergreen Road. Upon further investigation, it was determined that Tiffany Norris, age 39, of Flanders, caused damage to a 2015 Nissan Sentra by striking the vehicle with an axe, police said. She was also found to be in possession of a small quantity of crack cocaine, according to police. Norris was placed under arrest and charged with: …
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Fentanyl, Cocaine Found During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
A 22-year-old man is facing drug charges following a traffic stop on Long Island, authorities said. Nassau County Police officers stopped Shadon Chestnut, of Queens, at around 11:20 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, as he drove near Burnside Avenue and Doughty Boulevard in Inwood. Officers initially pulled him over after seeing that his 2019 BMW had heavily tinted windows, police said. During a subsequent search of his car, police reported finding white, powdery substances believed to be fentanyl and cocaine. Fentanyl is a powerful, synthetic opioid that is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine. Exp…
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