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Dogs On Cocaine Among Horrors Found At Animal Abuser's Centereach Home, Police Say
A Long Island man faces multiple animal cruelty charges after authorities found nearly a dozen dogs living in deplorable conditions, including two that ingested drugs.
Christopher DiGiovanna, age 42, was arrested Saturday, Nov. 23, after detectives from the Suffolk County SPCA uncovered 11 dogs living in squalid and dangerous conditions inside his Centereach home, police said.
Following a complaint about the animals’ living conditions, Suffolk County Police and Town of Brookhaven Animal Control and Code Enforcement executed a search warrant. Inside, they found numerous dogs underweight, fil…
Hotel Room Raid: Southampton Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Police Say
A Long Island man was found with meth, ecstasy, heroin, and a gun in a raid of a hotel in New Jersey, authorities said.
Sean McDermott, age 33, of Southampton, had been wanted out of Middlesex County, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
He was found with the following while at the Harmony Suites Hotel on Plaza Drive in Secaucus on Monday, Nov. 14 around 5:25 p.m., according to Miller:
More than 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine,
More than 30 pills of suspected ecstasy,
Heroin
Gamma hydroxybutrate (GHB),
Several hundred dollars in suspected drug proceeds
.177 cal…
Man Nabbed With Stolen Loaded Handgun, Pot, During LI Traffic Stop, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested for alleged possession of a stolen loaded handgun and marijuana.
Suffolk County resident Vernon Thornton, age 32, of Wyandanch, was arrested in Merrick around 8:20 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26, after detectives working a special detail aimed against opioids sale and use, after he was pulled over for traffic violations, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, officers on patrol spotted a red Kia with an improperly displayed front license plate fail to signal while making a right turn out of the parking lot at 1780 Sunrise Highway.&…
Long Island Man Who Crashed Into Two Cars Drove Drunk With Girls In Vehicle, Police Say
A Long Island man was driving drunk with two girls on board when the vehicle crashed into parked cars, police say.
The incident happened around 10:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.
According to Nassau County Police, Andre Isaac, 25, of New Cassel, was operating a 2003 Infiniti sedan on Earl Street in Westbury when the vehicle struck two legally parked vehicles.
At the time of the accident, two girls, ages 11 and 8 years old, were passengers in the vehicle, according to police.
Upon arrival, officers observed Isaac in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, he had impaired motor functions and…
