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Criminal possession of controlled substance

Duo Nabbed For Swiping Credit Cards On Long Island: Police Duo Nabbed For Swiping Credit Cards On Long Island: Police
Duo Nabbed For Swiping Credit Cards On Long Island: Police Two people were arrested – with a third still on the loose – after police say they broke into a car on Long Island, making off with credit cards. It happened on Tuesday, Feb. 13 in Flower Hill, according to Nassau County Police. At around 1:40 a.m. that morning, the trio (two men and one woman) were allegedly seen breaking into a car parked on Mason Drive. The thieves took multiple credit cards and fled on foot. Later, police found two of the suspected thieves — 22-year-old Bronx resident Tammy Sandoval and 20-year-old Manhattan Logan Jones — in the parking lot of the Manhasset LIRR s…
Long Island Man Choked Girlfriend While She Held 1-Year-Old: Police Long Island Man Choked Girlfriend While She Held 1-Year-Old: Police
Long Island Man Choked Girlfriend While She Held 1-Year-Old: Police A Long Island man is facing charges after he allegedly choked his girlfriend while she held their child in her arms, police reported. The incident happened on Saturday, July 15 in Hicksville, according to the Nassau County Police. At approximately 12:30 p.m., the man and his 34-year-old girlfriend were at the Days Inn, located at 828 South Oyster Bay Road. The two allegedly got into a verbal argument that became physical, which is when Damar Collins, aged 36, grabbed the woman around her neck and choked her. She was reportedly holding the couple’s one-year-old child in her arms while h…
New Update: Man Killed In Route 27 East Quogue Crash Involving Impaired Driver, Police Say New Update: Man Killed In Route 27 East Quogue Crash Involving Impaired Driver, Police Say
New Update: Man Killed In Route 27 East Quogue Crash Involving Impaired Driver, Police Say This story has been updated. Details have been released after a fatal crash involving an allegedly impaired driver led to the hours-long closure of a stretch of Sunrise Highway. Sunrise Highway (Route 27) was closed in East Quogue eastbound at Exit 64 for several hours Thursday morning, June 8. New York State Police say that a preliminary investigation revealed a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by George Hackett, age 52, of Wading River, struck the rear of a 2010 Nissan Armada, driven by Franklin Blake, age 81, of Jamaica, Queens.  The impact caused the Nissan to exit the roadway, over…
Drunk Driver Hits Long Island Home, Cocaine Discovered In Car: Police Drunk Driver Hits Long Island Home, Cocaine Discovered In Car: Police
Drunk Driver Hits Long Island Home, Cocaine Discovered In Car: Police In addition to allegedly driving while intoxicated, authorities also discovered what they believed to be cocaine in the driver's car. The incident occurred on Wednesday, April 26 in Massapequa. James Wheeler, 20, of Valley Stream, was driving his 2022 Ford Ranger at 11 p.m. when he struck a home on Denise Street. When police arrived at the scene, Wheeler was arrested without incident and taken to a local hospital for evaluation. Wheeler was also found to be in possession of two plastic straws and a substance that appeared to be cocaine. Police reported that there were no injuries or …
Long Island Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Botched Burglary Long Island Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Botched Burglary
Long Island Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Botched Burglary A Long Island man is facing a host of charges, including attempted murder, after a domestic dispute turned physical and his plan to fire a gun at two men backfired, police said. In Nassau County, police officers responded to a Roosevelt residence shortly before 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, where there was a report of a disturbance involving a 56-year-old man living in the building. Police said that during dispute, Roosevelt resident Calvin Badger, age 52, became physical with the 56-year-old resident, ultimately taking out a black handgun, pointing it at his victim, and pulling the trig…
Police Make Five Arrests Within Several Hours In One Long Island City Police Make Five Arrests Within Several Hours In One Long Island City
Police Make Five Arrests Within Several Hours In One Long Island City Police in a Nassau County city made five arrests within several hours ranging from the theft of a catalytic converter to nabbing a man in an alleged stolen vehicle. The arrests began around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, in Long Beach when officers spotted a vehicle traveling without tail or headlights.  After pulling the vehicle over, officers determined the driver, Dominick Stewart, age 32, of Queens, did not have a valid driver's license, and the registration for the vehicle was fraudulent, said Long Beach Police Commissioner, Ronald J. Walsh. Stewart was arrested and charged wi…
Suffolk Man Charged With DWAI After Crashing Into Police Vehicle Suffolk Man Charged With DWAI After Crashing Into Police Vehicle
Suffolk Man Charged With Dwai After Crashing Into Police Vehicle A pickup truck driver was allegedly under the influence of drugs when he struck a police cruiser on Long Island, sending an officer to the hospital, police said. Suffolk County resident Robert Haff, Jr., of Oakdale, was driving a 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 truck north on Nicolls Road approximately a half-mile north of the Long Island Expressway in Holtsville at approximately 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, when he rear-ended a marked police vehicle. The officer was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and Half was arrested for allegedly driving while imp…
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man Have you seen him? Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted man who was busted on a drug charge last year. An alert has been issued for 23-year-old Stephen Cirillo, who is wanted by the Nassau County Police Department after being arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Cirillo was released after his arrest and a warrant was later issued for his arrest by the Nassau County Court. Investigators described Cirillo as 6-foot-2 weighing approximately 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Polic…
Long Island Woman Wanted On Drug Possession Charges Long Island Woman Wanted On Drug Possession Charges
Long Island Woman Wanted On Drug Possession Charges Have you seen her? Police investigators in Nassau County are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted woman who was busted on a drug charge last year. An alert has been issued for 30-year-old Stacey Sterlin, who is wanted by the Nassau County Police Department after being arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Sterlin was later released, failed to show up for court proceedings and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Investigators described Sterlin as a 5-foot-5 African American woman weighing approximately 145 poun…
Alert Issued For Long Island Man Wanted For Five Years Alert Issued For Long Island Man Wanted For Five Years
Alert Issued For Long Island Man Wanted For Five Years Seen him? New York State Police investigators have issued an alert for a 38-year-old man who has been wanted in Nassau County for nearly five years on a bench warrant for a criminal possession of a controlled substance charge. Jermaine Chapman is wanted by the New York State Police and Nassau County First District Court after failing to appear at court proceedings following an arrest on the drug charge on April 25, 2014. A bench warrant was issued for him on July 22 that year. Chapman has been described as a 5-foot-11 African American weighing approximately 250 pounds with brown hair and…