Drunk Driver Plows Into Parked Mercedes With Two Inside In Montauk: Cops
A drunk driver plowed into a parked car in the Hamptons with two people inside, police announced Monday, Nov. 2.
Anya Kopyleva, 43, of Jackson, WY, was arrested following the incident on Friday morning, Oct. 16, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Kopyleva was driving a 2007 Toyota Camry in Carl Fisher Plaza in Montauk when she crashed into a parked vehicle around 11:30 a.m., according to a police report.
Officers responded to the crash and observed Kopyleva unsteady on her feet with bloodshot eyes and the smell of alcohol on her breath, cops said. She also failed field sobriety …
Flanders Driver Gives Cops The Slip, But Parked Car Leads To His Surrender: Police
A Long Island driver fled a traffic stop and was hit with several charges after police caught up with him, officials said.
Cops tried to pull over Wilfredo Bassat, 66, of Flanders, at a 7-Eleven on Flanders Road around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
But Bassat fled the stop, speeding away on Flanders Road and eventually eluding police altogether, authorities said.
However, investigators later located Bassat’s vehicle at a home on Brookhaven Avenue, leading to his surrender, cops said. Bassat was charged with third-degree fleeing police, second-degre…
Drunken Halloween Car Crash In Amagansett Lands LI Woman In Cuffs: Police
A Long Island woman drunkenly crashed her car in the early morning hours of Halloween, police said.
Andrea Veronica Romero Duchi, 36, of East Hampton, was driving her 2015 Nissan through Amagansett around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Romero Duchi was traveling on Town Lane, about 500 feet west of Windmill Lane, when she was involved in a one-car crash, according to a police report. No other people were in the vehicle.
Cops responded to the scene and smelled alcohol on Romero Duchi’s breath, then observed her unsteady on her feet and with bloods…
Taxi Fare Dispute Ends In Stabbing Outside Jericho Motel, Police Say
A taxi driver stabbed his passenger in the chest and abdomen during an argument over payment outside a Long Island motel, police said.
Josue Bustillo Ramirez, 28, of Hempstead, was arrested after the attack outside the Edgewood Motel in Jericho on Saturday, Oct. 31, around 3:15 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
Officers responding to a disturbance learned that Bustillo Ramirez and his 41-year-old male passenger had been arguing over payment for the taxi ride, authorities said.
The dispute turned physical, and Bustillo Ramirez stabbed the passenger with a knife, police said.
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$5 Million Health Insurance Fraud Operation Busted In Nassau County: Police
A $5 million health insurance scheme operated by two Long Island pharmacies has been busted, police announced Friday, Oct. 30.
RNJ Pharmacy Inc. in Freeport and Jericho Express Rx Inc. in Floral Park face fraud, grand larceny, and identity theft charges, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The pharmacies submitted about $8 million in claims for high-cost prescription medications, with a large portion billed to Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurers, investigators said. Of the fraudulently billed $8 million, about $5 million was paid out, according to authorities.
The claims were fi…
EMS Workers Attacked By Patient In Brunswick, Assault Charges Filed: Police
An ambulance patient attacked two EMS workers who were attempting to help her on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in the Capital Region, police said.
Jennifer Euber, 36, of Mechanicville, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 29 after she was discharged from the hospital, New York State Police said.
State troopers responded around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a “combative individual” being transported to Samaritan Hospital, authorities said.
The Troy Police Department assisted EMS workers at Oakwood Avenue in Brunswick, and state police continued investigating at the hospital, where they determined Euber ki…
