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Man Admits Driving Drunk, 95 MPH, During Fatal Long Island Crash: DA Man Admits Driving Drunk, 95 MPH, During Fatal Long Island Crash: DA
Man Admits Driving Drunk, 95 MPH, During Fatal Long Island Crash: DA A Long Island man has admitted to driving drunk in a crash that killed one and injured another. On Thursday, Nov. 30, Hicksville resident Oscar Argueta, age 37, pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated vehicular manslaughter for a fatal DWI crash that killed 48-year-old David Popoola, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Earlier Report - Fatal DWI Crash: Hicksville Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide Argueta was driving drunk, heading northwest on Greenwich Street in Hempstead on June 26, 2022. At approximately 1:40 a.m., while going 93 miles an hour in his Dodge…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Dodgy Duo: Pair Of Thieves Drive Durangos Off Long Island Lot Dodgy Duo: Pair Of Thieves Drive Durangos Off Long Island Lot
Dodgy Duo: Pair Of Thieves Drive Durangos Off Long Island Lot Police are on the lookout for a duo that managed to steal two cars from a Jeep car dealership on Long Island. It happened in Syosset on Thursday, Sept. 28 at approximately 3:10 a.m., according to Nassau County Police. The two unknown robbers entered the Westbury Jeep dealership lot behind 150 Miller Place. They broke into two 2023 Dodge Durangos (one black and one white) and drove off the lot, going west on the Long Island Expressway. A description was only provided for the first of the two thieves — he was an adult man wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants, white sneakers, and a bl…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide
Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide A Long Island man could spend decades in prison for allegedly driving drunk and causing a crash that killed another driver.  Oscar Argueta, age 36, of Hicksville, was arraigned on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide for his role in a high-speed Hempstead crash that killed one man and seriously injured his wife, the Nassau County DA reported on Tuesday, April 11. Earlier Report: ID Released For Person Killed In Hempstead Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say According to prosecutors, Argueta was traveling northwest on Greenwich Street in Hempstead on June 26, 2022,…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Culprit In $94K Theft From Luxury East Hampton Store Sentenced Culprit In $94K Theft From Luxury East Hampton Store Sentenced
Culprit In $94K Theft From Luxury East Hampton Store Sentenced A 28-year-old man will spend years in prison for helping to steal thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a luxury store on Long Island. Ali Harris, of Newark, New Jersey, was sentenced to three to nine years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Dec. 16, after pleading guilty to second-degree grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, both felonies. Prosecutors said Harris admitted to working with four others to target a Balenciaga store in East Hampton in March 2022. Surveillance footage showed a woman wearing a pink ski mask and glasses enter the store at ar…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Manorville Man Seriously Injured After SUV Crashes Into Tree In Bellport Manorville Man Seriously Injured After SUV Crashes Into Tree In Bellport
Manorville Man Seriously Injured After SUV Crashes Into Tree In Bellport Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a Long Island man seriously injured. It happened in Bellport at around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4. A 40-year-old Manorville resident was driving a 2004 Dodge Durango southbound on Provost Avenue, between Patchogue and Atlantic Avenues, when he lost control of the vehicle in front of 554 Provost Ave. and crashed into a tree, Suffolk County Police said. The man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue for treatment of serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries. Anyone with information on the crash is asked…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For Person Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver On Long Island, Police Say ID Released For Person Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver On Long Island, Police Say
ID Released For Person Killed In Crash Involving Drunk Driver On Long Island, Police Say The identity has been released of a man who police say was killed in a crash on Long Island involving a drunk driver. The crash happened around 1:40 a.m. Sunday 26 in Hempstead. A 2017 Dodge Durango operated by Oscar Argueta, age 35, of Hicksville, was traveling northbound on Greenwich Street when it struck a 2017 Mercedes-Benz that was traveling eastbound on Martin Street, Nassau County Police said.  The male passenger in the Mercedes-Benz was pronounced dead at the scene by a Northwell Health EMT, police said.  Earlier report: Hicksville Man Driving Drunk Charged After…

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by Joe Lombardi
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270,000 SUVs Recalled Due To Rollaway Risk 270,000 SUVs Recalled Due To Rollaway Risk
270,000 SUVs Recalled Due To Rollaway Risk Chrysler is recalling more than 270,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles because of a malfunction that could cause the cars to rollaway.   The manufacturer said the models antilock-brake system (ABS) module "may illuminate the brake lights, and allow the vehicle to start and shift out of Park without the brake pedal being applied."  These modules were installed in the vehicles built between June 10, 2018 to April 30, 2019, according to the recall filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  The recall accounts for 211,934 Gr…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stealing Hundreds Of Dollars From Islandia Eatery Man Wanted For Stealing Hundreds Of Dollars From Islandia Eatery
Man Wanted For Stealing Hundreds Of Dollars From Islandia Eatery Recognize him? An alert was issued by police investigators on Long Island as they attempt to identify and locate a wanted man who stole hundreds of dollars from an area Dunkin’ location. According to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers, a suspect walked into Dunkin’ on Vets Highway in Islandia at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 19 with a stack of large bills. Police said that the man handed the clerk $500 in large bills and requested change. He then allegedly stole approximately $220 in smaller bills while the clerk went to another register to get more money. The suspect then alle…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Struck, Killed By SUV On Suffolk County Roadway Woman Struck, Killed By SUV On Suffolk County Roadway
Woman Struck, Killed By SUV On Suffolk County Roadway Police are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian on a busy Long Island roadway. A 51-year-old Selden man was driving a 2012 Dodge Durango in Selden eastbound in the left turning lane of Middle Country Road, near Magnolia Place, when the vehicle struck an elderly woman who was standing in the road at around 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23. The woman, who has yet to be identified by police, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Durango and his passenger were not injured. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Convicted Of Murdering Coworker At Long Island Shop Man Convicted Of Murdering Coworker At Long Island Shop
Man Convicted Of Murdering Coworker At Long Island Shop A Long Island man will face life in prison when he is sentenced following his conviction for murdering his coworker during a dispute in 2018 at an auto repair shop. Glen Cove resident Lawrence Grammer, age 74, was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon following a fatal shooting at a Glen Head repair shop in August 2018. According to the indictment, Grammer shot and killed his co-worker, Bashir ‘Bobby’ Ward, 35, at approximately 11:20 a.m. on Aug. 4, 2018, at the Citgo Gas Station/D&R Auto Services in Glen Head. Nassau County District Attorney …

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by Zak Failla
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Police Search For SUV Driver In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Seriously Injuring Teen Police Search For SUV Driver In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Seriously Injuring Teen
Police Search For SUV Driver In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Seriously Injuring Teen Police investigators on Long Island are attempting to locate a hit-and-run driver who struck a teenage pedestrian, got out of his car to check on him, then proceeded to get back in his SUV and driving away. An alert has been issued by the Nassau County Police Department as they attempt to locate the driver of a white Dodge Durango who struck a 14-year-old teen who was walking along the northbound lanes of North Village Avenue in Rockville Centre. The hit-and-run took place shortly before 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27. Police said that the teen was walking in the shoulder when he was struc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Know Him Or This SUV? Man Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk Crash Know Him Or This SUV? Man Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk Crash
Know Him Or This SUV? Man Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk Crash A hit-and-run driver is wanted on Long Island after striking a parked car and speeding away, police said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers released photos of a man and his SUV after he was implicated in a hit-and-run at Home Depot in Commack last month. Police said that a man driving a late-model blue Dodge Durango struck a 2019 white Nissan that was parked at Home Depot on Jericho Turnpike on Sunday, June 21 before driving away. There was no one in the Nissan at the time of the hit-and-run, and no injuries were reported. Anyone with information regarding the suspect, his vehicle, or the hit…

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by Zak Failla
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One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On Northern State Parkway, Police Say One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On Northern State Parkway, Police Say
One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On Northern State Parkway, Police Say One person was killed during a two-vehicle crash on the Northern State Parkway. The crash took place in Nassau County around 9 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28, near the Town of North Hempstead, said the New York State Police. A preliminary investigation revealed that the crash occurred when a 2016 Jeep Wrangler traveling eastbound, struck the rear of a 2017 Dodge Durango traveling in the right lane, state police said. The impact caused the Jeep to leave the roadway onto the right shoulder before striking a tree and catching on fire.  The driver of the Jeep died at the scene, state police sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To Using Long Island Home To Produce Ecstasy, Grow Pot Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To Using Long Island Home To Produce Ecstasy, Grow Pot
Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To Using Long Island Home To Produce Ecstasy, Grow Pot An electrician with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has pleaded guilty to using a stash house on Long Island to produce ecstasy and grown marijuana. Joseph Guida, 45, of Elmhurst, entered his plea on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip.  According to court filings, Guida used a house in Mastic for more than five years to manufacture MDMA and marijuana for resale, said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. His operation was uncovered when officers with Customs and Border Protection interc…

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by Kathy Reakes