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Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Shirley Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Shirley Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old
Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Shirley Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old A 15-time felon with a history of driving drunk will spend more than a decade in prison for causing a DWI crash on Long Island that killed a 27-year-old man. Jordan Randolph, age 43, of Bellport, was sentenced to 12 1/2 to 25 1/2 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Friday, June 16. It followed his jury conviction for aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges in the death of Johnathan Flores Maldonado. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Randolph had been out drinking for hours on Jan. 12, 2020 when he got behind the wheel of a Cadillac ATS while “extremely intoxicated…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man, Woman Nabbed With Crack, Stolen Credits Cards During Riverhead Stop Man, Woman Nabbed With Crack, Stolen Credits Cards During Riverhead Stop
Man, Woman Nabbed With Crack, Stolen Credits Cards During Riverhead Stop A man and woman are facing a host of charges on Long Island after being busted during a routine traffic stop, police announced. In Riverhead, local police conducted a traffic stop of a driver on Peconic Avenue shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 1, when he committed a vehicle and traffic violation in the area. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that the driver, Bay Shore resident Adam Hunstein, age 33, did not have a valid driver’s license after it was revoked by the Department of Motor Vehicles for undisclosed reasons. Police said that Hunstein was found to be in possessio…

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by Zak Failla
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Intoxicated Suffolk Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says Intoxicated Suffolk Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says
Intoxicated Suffolk Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says A Long Island woman driving the wrong way while intoxicated on the Sunrise Highway was apprehended by authorities overnight. At approximately 11:43 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, while transporting a separate individual arrested for driving while intoxicated, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Deputies passed a driver heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway in Shirley, nearly crashing into the Sheriff’s Office vehicle, said Sgt. Paul Spinella. The deputies immediately radioed for assistance and another deputy unit managed to stop the driver on Sunrise Highway near exit 58, said Sp…

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by Joe Lombardi
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State Police Issue Alert For Long Island Man Who's Been Wanted Seven-Plus Years State Police Issue Alert For Long Island Man Who's Been Wanted Seven-Plus Years
State Police Issue Alert For Long Island Man Who's Been Wanted Seven-Plus Years An alert has been issued for a man who has been wanted by New York State Police investigators for more than seven years following his arrest for alleged impaired driving. Edwin Escobar, 43, is wanted by police in Nassau County following his arrest for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated on Jan. 20, 2014. Escobar - also known as “Carlos Marquez” - failed to appear in court and a warrant for his arrest was issued by New York State Police on March 31, 2014. Anyone with information regarding Escobar’s whereabouts, or who recognizes him, has been asked to conta…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Woman Arrested Attempting To Visit Inmate With A Suspended Learner's Permit Long Island Woman Arrested Attempting To Visit Inmate With A Suspended Learner's Permit
Long Island Woman Arrested Attempting To Visit Inmate With A Suspended Learner's Permit A Long Island woman attempting to enter the Riverhead County Correctional Facility with an expired New York State learner’s permit on Thanksgiving Day is now facing charges of her own, the Suffolk County Sheriff announced. Suffolk County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Wyandanch resident Kamar Harris, 23, shortly after 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, for third-degree unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and failure to surrender his suspended learner’s permit, when she attempted to visit an inmate at the jail. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Harris was busted as he attempted to enter the Rive…

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by Zak Failla
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Suffolk Man Caught Driving With 40-Plus License Suspensions, Police Say Suffolk Man Caught Driving With 40-Plus License Suspensions, Police Say
Suffolk Man Caught Driving With 40-Plus License Suspensions, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged after police say he was caught driving with more than 40 license suspensions. Suffolk County Police observed the driver of a 2007 Nissan Altima traveling southbound on Straight Path at West Booker Avenue in Wyandanch on Friday, Nov. 22 around 11:30 a.m. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt, police say. A traffic stop was initiated, and the driver, identified as Christopher Ragin, 33, of Wyandanch, was found to be driving with a license that had been suspended 41 times, according to police. Ragin was arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated unlic…

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by Valerie Musson
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Suffolk Man Arrested For Driving With 53 License Suspensions Suffolk Man Arrested For Driving With 53 License Suspensions
Suffolk Man Arrested For Driving With 53 License Suspensions A Long Island man has been charged after police say he was caught driving with 53 license suspensions. Suffolk County Police say they initiated a traffic stop on a 2009 Dodge van traveling westbound on Portion Road near Holbrook Road in Farmingville on Tuesday, Sept. 24 around 8:45 p.m. The stop was initiated after a license plate reader indicated that the owner of the vehicle, identified as Kelsey Blair, 39, of Farmingville, had a suspended license, police say. A full check of Blair’s license revealed a total of 53 suspensions on 11 separate dates, according to police. Blair was arrested…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Stopped In BMW Had 71 License Suspensions, Suffolk Police Say Man Stopped In BMW Had 71 License Suspensions, Suffolk Police Say
Man Stopped In BMW Had 71 License Suspensions, Suffolk Police Say The driver of a BMW was arrested after being stopped for a traffic violation in North Amityville, when it was discovered that he had dozens of suspensions on his driver’s license. An officer from the Suffolk County Police Department stopped local resident Terrance Smith near the intersection of Schleigel Boulevard and Great Neck Road for having cracked and illegal tinted windows at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Police said that during the stop, further investigation found that Smith was driving with a license that had been suspended 71 times of 13 different dates. Smith, …

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by Zak Failla