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Traffic Stop On Long Island Leads To Gun Arrest, Police Say
Police have arrested a man from the region for alleged possession of a loaded gun during a routine traffic stop on Long Island.
The incident took place in Inwood around 9:40 p.m., Monday, June 6.
According to detectives, officers spotted a black 2010 Nissan Maxima traveling eastbound on Bayview Avenue with dark tinted windows, said the Nassau County Police.
Following an investigation, a loaded firearm was recovered from inside the vehicle, police said.
Joshua E. Vasquez, age 20, of Arverne in Queens, was placed under arrest without incident, police said.
Vasquez was charg…
Bay Shore Man Driving Wrong Way Charged With DWI, Suffolk Sheriff Says
A driver who authorities say went the wrong way down a one-way street was arrested for allegedly driving while drunk in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Sheriff announced.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested Bay Shore resident Kareem Baldwin, 34, following a stop on Mechanicsville Road shortly after 1 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, after he committed multiple vehicle and traffic violations.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Baldwin was stopped after he allegedly backed into a curb, failed to use a signal, and drove the wrong way down a one-way street.
During subsequent Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, B…
