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DWI Suspect Dies While In Custody At Bay Shore Police Precinct DWI Suspect Dies While In Custody At Bay Shore Police Precinct
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…
'Beacon Of Light': EMT ID'd As Victim In Deadly 2-Vehicle Crash In Bay Shore 'Beacon Of Light': EMT ID'd As Victim In Deadly 2-Vehicle Crash In Bay Shore
EMT Bryant Ortiz ID'd As Victim In Fatal Bay Shore Crash First responders and local leaders are pouring out condolences for a beloved EMT who was killed in a late-night car crash on Long Island. The wreck happened at around 12:15 a.m. Monday, April 15, in Bay Shore near the intersection of 5th Avenue and Spur Drive North. Suffolk County Police said a 32-year-old Bay Shore man was driving a Volkswagen sedan northbound on 5th Avenue when he tried making a left turn onto Spur Drive North. He was then struck on the rear passenger side by a southbound Suzuki motorcycle. Earlier Report: Person Killed In 2-Vehicle Bay Shore Crash The motorcycl…
Second Driver Nabbed In Hit-Run Killing Woman In Brentwood Second Driver Nabbed In Hit-Run Killing Woman In Brentwood
Second Driver Nabbed In Brentwood Hit-Run Killing Woman Police have arrested a second suspected hit-and-run driver who was allegedly involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian on Long Island. The early-morning crash happened shortly after 5 a.m. Monday, April 15, in Brentwood, near the intersection of Wicks and Bradley roads. Suffolk County Police said a woman was crossing Wicks Road from east to west when she was struck by an SUV at around 5:10 a.m. The driver then fled the scene without offering her aid. She was then struck by a second vehicle, which also fled. Earlier Report: Hit-Run Driver Nabbed After Killing Woman In Brentwood,…
Hit-Run Driver Nabbed After Killing Woman In Brentwood, Police Say Hit-Run Driver Nabbed After Killing Woman In Brentwood, Police Say
Hit-Run Driver Nabbed After Killing Woman In Brentwood, Police Say A suspected hit-and-run driver was arrested hours after allegedly killing a pedestrian on Long Island. The early-morning crash happened shortly after 5 a.m. Monday, April 15, in Brentwood, near the intersection of Wicks and Bradley roads. Suffolk County Police said a woman was crossing Wicks Road from east to west when she was struck by an SUV at around 5:10 a.m. The driver then fled the scene without offering her aid.  The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was taken by ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead. At around 11:45…
Fatal Crash: 51-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim In Central Islip Fatal Crash: 51-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victim In Central Islip
Central Islip Crash: 51-Year-Old Woman Killed Police are investigating after a woman was killed in an overnight crash near an intersection on Long Island. Stacy Worlds, age 51, was walking in Central Islip westbound across Carleton Avenue, between Earle Street and Elmore Street, when she was struck by a 2008 Hyundai Sonata traveling southbound on Carleton Avenue at approximately 9 p.m. Saturday, April 6, Suffolk County Police said. World, a resident of Central Islip, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead. The driver of Hyundai, a 59-year-old Bay Shore man, wa…
Trio Repeatedly Punches Employee At Commack Walmart, Police Say Trio Repeatedly Punches Employee At Commack Walmart, Police Say
Trio Assaults Employee At Commack Walmart: Police Police are hoping that surveillance photos will help them track down three people accused of assaulting an employee at a Long Island Walmart. The incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at the Commack Walmart store on Crooked Hill Road. Suffolk County Police said the employee confronted two men and a woman about their handling of merchandise. During the encounter, the trio attacked the worker, punching him multiple times. The employee was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and treated for minor injuries. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cas…
'Horrific': Mom, Boyfriend Murdered 5-Year-Old Boy Found At Brentwood Home, Jury Finds 'Horrific': Mom, Boyfriend Murdered 5-Year-Old Boy Found At Brentwood Home, Jury Finds
'Horrific': Mom, Boyfriend Murdered 5-Year-Old Boy Found At Brentwood Home, Jury Finds A Long Island jury has convicted a mother and her boyfriend of murder for beating the woman’s young son unconscious and leaving him to die at a relative’s house. Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae, both 28 and from Queens, were found guilty of second-degree murder Friday, March 22, in the death of 5-year-old King Owusu following a two-week trial in Suffolk County Court. Prosecutors argued that Owusu and Addae brutally beat the boy with at least four different instruments inside their Lefrak City apartment on March 30 and April 1, 2021. The couple watched King’s physical condition deteriorate…
Alert Issued For Central Islip Man Missing Days Alert Issued For Central Islip Man Missing Days
Alert Issued For Central Islip Man Missing Days Police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating a man with Alzheimer's who they say went missing after leaving a Long Island hospital. Darryl Clark, age 68, was last seen on Monday, Feb. 26 in Bay Shore, according to Nassau County Police. At about 12:30 p.m. that day, Clark was spotted leaving South Shore University Hospital. The Central Islip man, who police said has Alzheimer’s, is 6-foot-1 and weighs approximately 140 pounds. He has short black hair and was last seen wearing a gray and burgundy sweatsuit with a blue coat and black sneakers. Detectives urge anyone with…
21-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured In Brentwood Crash 21-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured In Brentwood Crash
21-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured In Brentwood Crash A woman suffered serious injuries in an overnight Long Island crash. It happened around 3:20 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 in Brentwood. A 21-year-old Brentwood woman was driving a 2010 Honda Civic westbound on Suffolk Avenue when her vehicle struck an eastbound 2017 Freightliner tractor-trailer head-on at the intersection of Wicks Road, Suffolk County Police said. She was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.  The driver of the Freightliner, a 24-year-old Westbury man, was not injured. …
Alleged Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Crash Injuring Woman Near Brentwood LIRR Station Alleged Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Crash Injuring Woman Near Brentwood LIRR Station
Alleged Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Crash Injuring Woman Near Brentwood Lirr Station One of two suspected hit-and-run drivers has been arrested following a crash that injured a woman near a Long Island Rail Road station. The incident happened around 3 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 in Brentwood. Suffolk County Police said the 37-year-old woman was walking southbound on Brentwood Road at the Long Island Rail Road crossing when she was struck by a gray sedan. She was then hit by a blue sedan. Earlier Report: 37-Year-Old Woman Struck By 2 Vehicles Who Flee Scene In Brentwood Neither driver stopped to check on the woman, police said. The victim, a resident of Brentwood, was tra…
Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After Stabbing Cop At Bay Shore Residence, Police Say Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After Stabbing Cop At Bay Shore Residence, Police Say
Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After Stabbing Cop At Bay Shore Residence, Police Say A man was shot and killed by an officer after police say he stabbed a cop responding to a domestic incident at a Long Island resident. The incident happened Saturday morning, Feb. 17 in Bay Shore. Suffolk County Police Third Precinct police officers responded to 1138 Udall Road at approximately 9:10 a.m. Two officers approached the door and 33-year-old Taiquell Woodson came outside charging at the officers with a knife, according to police.  "One officer fell into the snow and Woodson jumped on top of him and stabbed him multiple times," Suffolk County Police said…
Fatal Crash: 67-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Bay Shore Fatal Crash: 67-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Bay Shore
Fatal Crash: 67-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Bay Shore One person was killed in an overnight crash on a Long Island roadway. It happened around 9:10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 in Bay Shore. The victim was riding a bicycle, crossing eastbound from the sidewalk in front of 1320 5th Ave., when he was struck by a southbound 2007 Toyota Camry in the right lane of 5th Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. Juan Miguitama-Aguilar, age 67, of Bay Shore, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead.  The driver of the Toyota, a 66-year-old Central Islip woman, was not injured. Det…
2 Killed In Overnight Central Islip Crash 2 Killed In Overnight Central Islip Crash
2 Killed In Overnight Central Islip Crash Police are investigating after two people were killed in an overnight crash on Long Island. A man was driving a 2002 Honda Accord in Central Islip eastbound on Suffolk Avenue when he attempted to make a left turn onto William Street and his vehicle was struck by a westbound 2009 Lexus sedan at about 10:50 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22. The driver of the Honda and his passenger, also a man, were transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where they were pronounced dead, Suffolk County Police said. Their names are being withheld pending notification of n…
Dix Hills Teens Suffer Serious Injuries After BMW Crashes Into Tree In Commack Dix Hills Teens Suffer Serious Injuries After BMW Crashes Into Tree In Commack
Dix Hills Teens Suffer Serious Injuries After BMW Crashes Into Tree In Commack Two Long Island teens suffered serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash. It happened just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 in Commack. An 18-year-old from Dix Hills was driving a 2022 BMW M5 traveling northbound on Old Commack Road when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree on the driver’s side, Suffolk County Police said. The driver and the passenger in the vehicle, also an 18-year-old man from Dix Hills, were transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious injuries. Detectives are asking anyone with informati…
Anesthesiologist Tied To Suffolk Hospitals Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police Anesthesiologist Tied To Suffolk Hospitals Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police
Anesthesiologist Tied To Suffolk Hospitals Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police An anesthesiologist faces charges after allegedly giving anesthesia to a victim without her knowledge and sexually assaulting her, police announced. Putnam County resident Paul Giacopelli of Southeast, age 59, was interviewed and arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30 on sexual abuse charges, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 3.  According to authorities, on Friday, Dec. 29, the Sheriff's Office was told that a female victim known to Giacopelli had been given anesthesia without her knowledge and was then sexually assaulted. This happened multip…
Fatal Crash: 31-Year-Old Bay Shore Man ID'd As Victim In Bohemia Fatal Crash: 31-Year-Old Bay Shore Man ID'd As Victim In Bohemia
Fatal Crash: 31-Year-Old Bay Shore Man ID'd As Victim In Bohemia Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a 31-year-old Long Island man shortly before daybreak. It happened around 5:40 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 in Bohemia. The victim was riding a 2019 Honda motorcycle westbound in the middle lane of Sunrise Highway, west of Lakeland Avenue, when the vehicle struck the rear of a 2021 Freightliner box truck, according to Suffolk County Police. The driver of the motorcycle, Brandon Schwartz, of Bay Shore, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead.  The driver…
Gunman Nabbed Year After Shooting 23-Year-Old Outside Smithtown Club, Police Say Gunman Nabbed Year After Shooting 23-Year-Old Outside Smithtown Club, Police Say
Gunman Nabbed Year After Shooting 23-Year-Old Outside Smithtown Club, Police Say A suspected gunman has been arrested more than a year after he allegedly shot a man outside a Long Island club. Joseph Llapa, age 22, of Bay Shore, was taken into custody Thursday, Sept. 28, in connection with a July 2022 shooting outside the Smithtown Social Bar & Lounge, located in Smithtown on West Main Street. Suffolk County Police said it was shortly before 4 a.m. July 3, 2022, when Llapa shot a 23-year-old man in the arm as the victim got into the passenger seat of a car. The victim was taken by ambulance to South shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and treated for non-life-t…
2 Hit-Run Drivers Leave Bicyclist For Dead On Central Islip Roadway 2 Hit-Run Drivers Leave Bicyclist For Dead On Central Islip Roadway
2 Hit-Run Drivers Leave Bicyclist For Dead On Central Islip Roadway Police are investigating a hit-run crash involving two different cars that left a bicyclist dead on a busy Long Island roadway. The incident happened at around 6:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25 in Central Islip, near East Suffolk and Lowell avenues, just steps from the Central Islip Long Island Rail Road station. Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz, age 65, of Bay Shore, was riding a bicycle northbound across East Suffolk Avenue when he was struck by two eastbound vehicles, according to Suffolk County Police. He was taken by ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced de…
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car Outside Riverhead Fitness Center Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car Outside Riverhead Fitness Center
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car Outside Riverhead Fitness Center A man is recovering after being struck by a car in the parking lot of a Long Island fitness center. The incident happened at around 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, in Riverhead, just outside the Planet Fitness on Old Country Road. According to Riverhead Police, a 52-year-old woman was driving a Honda pickup truck through the parking lot when she struck the victim, identified as a 68-year-old Aquebogue man. The man was initially taken by ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead and was transferred to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore.  Police did not elaborate on the…
Fatal Head-On DWI Crash: 29-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Montauk Highway In Bay Shore Fatal Head-On DWI Crash: 29-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Montauk Highway In Bay Shore
Fatal Head-On DWI Crash: 29-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Montauk Highway In Bay Shore One person was killed in a head-on Long Island crash involving an allegedly drunk driver. It happened around 10:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25 in Bay Shore. A Bethpage man was driving a 2016 BMW eastbound on Montauk Highway, near Gardiner Drive, when a westbound 2012 Honda crossed over the center double line and crashed into the BMW, Suffolk County Police said. The Honda caught fire while the driver was still inside. Patrol units responded, and two police officers were injured as they attempted to rescue the driver from the burning vehicle. The driver of the Honda, James Lozier, age 29, of …
Brentwood Man's 'Senseless' Killings Of Wife, Daughter Lead To First-Degree Murder Charges: DA Brentwood Man's 'Senseless' Killings Of Wife, Daughter Lead To First-Degree Murder Charges: DA
Brentwood Man's 'Senseless' Killings Of Wife, Daughter Lead To First-Degree Murder Charges: DA Prosecutors have slapped a Long Island man with upgraded charges of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his wife and 2-year-old daughter. Zanoor Jaffari, age 31, of Brentwood, was indicted on four counts of murder in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Aug. 21, in the killings of his wife Misbah Batool and the couple’s daughter, Aiza. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Jaffari stabbed both victims multiple times inside their Brentwood home on Sunday, July 30. Earlier Report: Brentwood Man Accused Of Stabbing Wife, Daughter To Death Suffolk County Pol…
Fatal Brentwood Head-On Crash: 50-Year-Old Victim From Bay Shore ID'd Fatal Brentwood Head-On Crash: 50-Year-Old Victim From Bay Shore ID'd
Fatal Brentwood Head-On Crash: 50-Year-Old Victim From Bay Shore ID'd Police have identified a man killed on Long Island after his vehicle crashed into a car head-on. It happened on Saturday, Aug. 19 in Brentwood, according to Suffolk County Police. At approximately 11:40 a.m., 50-year-old Bay Shore resident Gabriel Reyes was driving his 2018 Kawasaki motorcycle west on Spur Drive North, just 300 feet west of Route 111. Reyes crossed over the double yellow line, crashing head-on into a 2011 Ford Explorer traveling east. He was transported to South Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A 38-year-old East Rockawa man who was driving t…
Bay Shore Man Driving Drunk Crashes SUV With 2 Kids On Board In Hauppauge, Police Say Bay Shore Man Driving Drunk Crashes SUV With 2 Kids On Board In Hauppauge, Police Say
Bay Shore Man Driving Drunk Crashes SUV With 2 Kids On Board In Hauppauge, Police Say A local man has been charged with driving drunk with two young children in his SUV overturned on a Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 in Hauppauge. Peters Aiyeybomwan, age 43, of Bay Shore, was driving a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder on Express Drive North, when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed it into the left guardrail, overturning the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.  The Safe-T Team responded and arrested the driver. Aiyeybomwan was charged with: Aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger 15 years old…
Fatal Hit-Run Update: Suspect Nabbed In Crash That Killed 68-Year-Old In Central Islip Fatal Hit-Run Update: Suspect Nabbed In Crash That Killed 68-Year-Old In Central Islip
Fatal Hit-Run Update: Suspect Nabbed In Crash That Killed 68-Year-Old In Central Islip A suspect is behind bars in connection to an overnight hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection that left a man dead. The wreck happened at around 8:30 p.m. Monday, July 31, in Central Islip. The victim was in the roadway at the intersection of Carleton Avenue and Elmore Street when he was struck by a dark-colored SUV, which fled the scene southbound on Carleton Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. Earlier Report: Fatal Hit-Run Crash: SUV Strikes 68-Year-Old At Central Islip Intersection The victim, identified as Paul Benjamin, age 68, of Central Islip, was transported to Sou…
44-Year-Old From Amityville Killed In Sunken Meadow Parkway Crash In Smithtown 44-Year-Old From Amityville Killed In Sunken Meadow Parkway Crash In Smithtown
44-Year-Old From Amityville Killed In Sunken Meadow Parkway Crash In Smithtown Police have identified a man who they say was killed in a crash on the Sunken Meadow State Parkway. The crash happened on the night of Tuesday, Aug. 1 at approximately 11:30 p.m., according to the New York State Police. Jaron Lowndes, a 44-year-old Amityville resident, was riding his 2005 Yamaha motorcycle on the parkway, traveling southbound. He came upon two cars stuck in the right lane – one was a broken-down Toyota Rav4, and the other was a Ford EcoSport stopped behind it. According to police reports, Lowndes lost control and was ejected from the motorcycle. He hit the stopped E…
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: SUV Strikes 68-Year-Old At Central Islip Intersection Fatal Hit-Run Crash: SUV Strikes 68-Year-Old At Central Islip Intersection
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: SUV Strikes 68-Year-Old At Central Islip Intersection One person was killed in an overnight hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened Monday, July 31 at about 8:30 p.m. in Central Islip. The victim was in the roadway at the intersection of Carleton Avenue and Elmore Street when he was struck by a dark-colored SUV, which fled the scene southbound on Carleton Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, identified as Paul Benjamin, age 68, of Central Islip, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead. Detectives are asking anyone with informati…
Drive-Up Stabbing In Brentwood Leaves Man In Critical Condition Drive-Up Stabbing In Brentwood Leaves Man In Critical Condition
Drive-Up Stabbing In Brentwood Leaves Man In Critical Condition Police are investigating a drive-up stabbing attack outside a Long Island home that left a man seriously injured. The attack happened just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 21, in Brentwood, outside a home on MacArthur Avenue near Merrill Street, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators said the victim was sitting in a chair on the sidewalk when two men in a black car pulled up in front of him. Both men got out of the car and one of them approached the victim and stabbed him in the abdomen, police said. They then got back in the car and fled the scene. The victim, who police did n…
'Something Is Biting Me': Shark Attack Survivor Recounts Harrowing Injury At Fire Island Beach 'Something Is Biting Me': Shark Attack Survivor Recounts Harrowing Injury At Fire Island Beach
'Something Is Biting Me': Shark Attack Survivor Recounts Harrowing Injury At Fire Island Beach It's a tale not many people can tell: surviving a real-life shark attack, but that’s exactly what happened to New Yorker Lyudmila Emag. The 47-year-old  Brooklyn resident was swimming with friends on Long Island coast about 20 yards off Fire Island on Tuesday, July 4, when she felt something bite into her upper left thigh. “I screamed to my friends, ‘something is biting me.’ I felt like I was in a trap, it was holding onto me,” Emag said at a press conference at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore on Thursday, July 20. Fortunately, she managed to get her hands inside the shark’s …
1 Killed, 3 Hospitalized In Crash Near Wyandanch Intersection 1 Killed, 3 Hospitalized In Crash Near Wyandanch Intersection
1 Killed, 3 Hospitalized In Crash Near Wyandanch Intersection One person was killed and three others hospitalized after a crash near a Long Island intersection. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, July 16 in Wyandanch. A 44-year-old Wyandanch man was driving a 2016 Honda CRV westbound on Long Island Avenue when his vehicle collided with an eastbound 2021 Toyota Camry, driven a 30-year-old Wheatley Heights woman, Suffolk County Police said. The Wyandanch man's brother, the passenger in the CRV, Jose Sanchez Benitez, age 62, of Wyandanch, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead. …
Officer Airlifted After Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip Officer Airlifted After Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip
Officer Airlifted After Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip Detectives are investigating a crash that injured a police officer on Long Island. At about 11:10 a.m. Sunday, July 16, the Suffolk County Police Department Third Precinct officer was engaged in traffic control regarding flooding on eastbound Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in Islip, near Carleton Avenue, when a commercial van struck the passenger side of the police vehicle The officer was airlifted via police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.  The driver of the van, a 62-year-old  Lawrence, was transporte…
Serious Crash: 23-Year-Old Critically Injured At Bay Shore Intersection Serious Crash: 23-Year-Old Critically Injured At Bay Shore Intersection
Serious Crash: 23-Year-Old Critically Injured At Bay Shore Intersection One person suffered critical injuries after a two-vehicle crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened around 9:10 p.m. Thursday, July 6 in Bay Shore. A 23-year-old Bay Shore man was operating a 2009 Suzuki motorcycle southbound on 5th Avenue when he drove into the driver’s side door of a 2003 Honda sedan traveling eastbound through the intersection at Dowsing Avenue, Suffolk County Police. He was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore in critical condition.  The driver of the Honda, a 20-year-old Bay Shore man, was transported to the…