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Drunk Driver Behind 22-Year-Old's Death Admits Causing Elwood Crash With Tractor-Trailer Drunk Driver Behind 22-Year-Old's Death Admits Causing Elwood Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Driver Pleads Guilty In Elwood DWI Crash Killing Passenger An accused drunk driver has admitted to causing a late-night crash that killed his 22-year-old passenger. Carlos Orellana Mata, age 36, of East Northport, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 8, in the death of Lenel Umana Guitierrez Lopez. Prosecutors said Mata was drunk and speeding on Jericho Turnpike in Elwood shortly after midnight on March 18, 2023, when his SUV slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer. Lopez, of East Northport, was killed instantly. When police arrived to the scene, Mata was still in the driver’s seat and had…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Ex-Suffolk County Legislator Admits To Tampering With Public Records, Patronizing Prostitute Ex-Suffolk County Legislator Admits To Tampering With Public Records, Patronizing Prostitute
Ex-Suffolk County Legislator Admits To Tampering With Public Records, Patronizing Prostitute A New York doctor and former legislator has admitted to trading drugs for sex, and then lying about it in a sworn statement to police. Dr. William Spencer, a Centerport resident and former Long Island legislator for Suffolk County’s 18th District, pleaded guilty to patronizing a prostitute and tampering with public records Friday, Oct. 7, in Suffolk County Supreme Court. Earlier Report: Long Island Legislator Accused Of Trying To Trade Drugs For Sexual Favors, Report Says Spencer, a Democrat, was arrested in October 2020 in an Elwood parking lot for attempting to exchange oxycod…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Woman Wanted For Stealing From Suffolk County Store Woman Wanted For Stealing From Suffolk County Store
Woman Wanted For Stealing From Suffolk County Store Recognize her? A surveillance photo has been released by police investigators on Long Island as they seek to identify and locate a woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a Jericho Turnpike store earlier this year. Police said that at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, a masked woman stole merchandise from the Ocean State Job Lot on Jericho Turnpike in Elwood. No other identifying information was released by investigators. Anyone with information regarding the woman has been asked to contact Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers by calling 1-800-220-TIPS…

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by Zak Failla