Woman Accused Of Assaulting Victim, Driving Into Police Cars In Nassau County Woman Accused Of Assaulting Victim, Driving Into Police Cars In Nassau County
Woman Accused Of Assaulting Victim, Driving Into Police Cars In Nassau County A 24-year-old woman was charged after police said she assaulted a woman and then drove into two police cars during a Long Island pursuit. Luvleek Alexandre was arrested in Westbury shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  Police said Alexandre, of Newark, New Jersey, pushed past a 77-year-old man into an apartment on Union Avenue and started striking a 20-year-old woman with a closed fist at about 10:10 that night. The 77-year-old told Alexandre to leave and pulled her away from the 20-year-old, said police.  Alexandre g…
Long Island Man Hits Vehicle, Then Drives Onto School Field, Police Say Long Island Man Hits Vehicle, Then Drives Onto School Field, Police Say
Long Island Man Hits Vehicle, Then Drives Onto School Field, Police Say A Long Island man who allegedly hit a vehicle in a Wendy's parking lot and then fled before crashing through a metal link fence at a school and drove across the school's field at a high rate of speed has been nabbed by police. Edward Coghlan, age 73, was arrested on Wednesday, June 2 for the incident which took place around 12:40 p.m. in East Rockaway. According to detectives, Coghlan, of East Rockaway, was driving his 2004 Lincoln sedan when he struck a 2018 Subaru sedan in the parking lot of a Wendy’s located at 80 Ocean Avenue. He then continued to drive away southbound on Ocean Avenue …
Woman Driving Drunk Faces Array Of Charges After Fatal Long Island Crash, Police Say Woman Driving Drunk Faces Array Of Charges After Fatal Long Island Crash, Police Say
Woman Driving Drunk Faces Array Of Charges After Fatal Long Island Crash, Police Say A Long Island woman driving drunk is facing multiple charges following an overnight crash that left one person dead and several others hospitalized, according to police. The crash happened around 4:35 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, in Hempstead. Tasha Brown, age 27, of Uniondale, was operating a 2016 Toyota Corolla with three passengers westbound on Front Street at Hendrickson Avenue when she struck multiple parked vehicles, Nassau County Police said.  After an investigation, Brown was arrested at 4:50 a.m.  As a result of the crash, a 29-year-old man from Massapequa who was sitting …
Nassau Woman Charged In Hit-Run Death Of NYPD Cop From Long Island Faces 13 Counts Nassau Woman Charged In Hit-Run Death Of NYPD Cop From Long Island Faces 13 Counts
Nassau Woman Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Nypd Cop From Long Island Faces 13 Counts A Nassau County woman is facing 13 charges, after allegedly hitting and killing an NYPD officer who lived in Suffolk County while driving drunk on the Long Island Expressway. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said on Tuesday, April 27 that Jessica Beauvais, age 32, of Hempstead, had been charged with aggravated manslaughter and two counts of vehicular manslaughter, and other crimes in connection with the death of Officer Anastasios Tsakos, age 43, of East Northport. Beauvais sobbed and apologized following her arrest: "I'm sorry that I hit him and that he's dead," she said. She is bei…
Long Island Man Convicted For Crash That Paralyzed Friend Long Island Man Convicted For Crash That Paralyzed Friend
Long Island Man Convicted For Crash That Paralyzed Friend A Long Island man has been found guilty of causing a car crash that left his friend paralyzed. Anthony Chiantella, age 27, of Bayville, was convicted on Thursday, April 15, for the February 2019 crash on the Wantagh State Parkway shortly after jury members were shown a video of him bragging about breaking the law. The crash took place around 4:41 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, when Chiantella, who was drunk and under the influence of cocaine, was driving 24-year-old Nicholas Mustakas’ 2007 Honda Accord at more than 130 miles per hour northbound on the Wantagh State Parkway when he lo…
Connecticut Woman Arrested Three Times In 24 Hours Connecticut Woman Arrested Three Times In 24 Hours
Connecticut Woman Arrested Three Times In 24 Hours A Connecticut woman was arrested three times in 24 hours following a domestic dispute with her boyfriend in which she threatened him with a kitchen knife. Windham County resident Heather Poplasky, age 32, was arrested the first time around 6:30 p.m., Saturday, April 10, when she stepped towards a victim with a large kitchen knife at home in Central Village in Plainview, said Plainview Police Deputy Chief William D. Wolfburg. Poplasky, of Plainfield, then threatened to cut herself to make it appear the victim had injured her, Wolfburg said. She was arrested and charged with d…
Long Island Doctor Charged With Five Counts Of Murder For Prescribing Opioids, DA Says Long Island Doctor Charged With Five Counts Of Murder For Prescribing Opioids, DA Says
Long Island Doctor Charged With Five Counts Of Murder For Prescribing Opioids, DA Says A Long Island doctor has been indicted on five counts of murder for prescription practices that led to the death of five patients between 2016 and 2018, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas at a news conference on Thursday, March 4 in Mineola. George Blatti, age 75, of Rockville Centre, was arrested on Thursday and charged on the five counts of murder, as well as 11 counts of reckless endangerment, the DA's Ofice said, Prosecutors believe this is the first time a doctor has been charged under New York State law with murder under the theory of depraved indifference to human l…
Long Island Man Accused Of Driving Car At Police Officer During High-Speed Chase Long Island Man Accused Of Driving Car At Police Officer During High-Speed Chase
Long Island Man Accused Of Driving Car At Police Officer During High-Speed Chase A Long Island man attempting to evade police on the LIE is facing charges for allegedly speeding toward an officer attempting to stop him during a high-speed chase, officials said. Central Islip resident Kevin Rodriguez, age 24, was driving a 2017 Ford Mustang westbound in the HOV lane on the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11 when an officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Police said that instead of stopping, Rodriguez sped away westbound, weaving through traffic at a high rate of speed. Another officer further down the Expressway who w…
Long Island Man Nabbed Following High-Speed Chase, Attack On Officers, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed Following High-Speed Chase, Attack On Officers, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed Following High-Speed Chase, Attack On Officers, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly taking police on a high-speed chase and then attempted to assault them during his arrest. Bradley Bull, age 37, of Uniondale, was arrested around 12:40 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, following the incident in Uniondale, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers spotted a 2007 Chevrolet SUV driving westbound on Jerusalem Avenue in the eastbound lanes. As officers initiated a traffic stop, the SUV fled at a high rate of speed.  Officers began searching for the vehicle and found it near the vicinity of Jer…
Man Nabbed For Attempted Murder After Allegedly Firing Shots At Passing Vehicle On Long Island Man Nabbed For Attempted Murder After Allegedly Firing Shots At Passing Vehicle On Long Island
Man Nabbed For Attempted Murder After Allegedly Firing Shots At Passing Vehicle On Long Island A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun at a passing vehicle who shot the man in the leg during an incident last month on Long Island. Rufino Rodriguez, 24, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 13, after surrendering to Nassau County Police for the Wednesday, Dec. 23 shoot-out in North Valley Stream.  According to detectives, Rodriguez was leaving a house party at a Sherbourne Road residence, and entering his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown man, yet to be arrested, who fired multiple shots at Rodriguez. Officers were dispatched to the scene …
Drunk Driver Traveling Wrong Way On Sunrise Highway Slams Into Ambulance, Police Say Drunk Driver Traveling Wrong Way On Sunrise Highway Slams Into Ambulance, Police Say
Drunk Driver Traveling Wrong Way On Sunrise Highway Slams Into Ambulance, Police Say A Nassau County man was arrested for DWI after hitting an ambulance while driving in the wrong direction on the Sunrise Highway (Route 27). Joaquin Cabrera, 57, of Baldwin, was arrested following the crash around 2:24 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, in Baldwin, said the Nassau County Police. The Nassau County Police Department Ambulance was traveling eastbound on Sunrise Highway near the intersection of Grand Avenue while responding to an aided call with its emergency lights activated. The ambulance was then hit by a 2006 Hummer being driven by Cabrera eastbound in the westbound lane of the highway…
State Trooper Injured In Long Island Chase State Trooper Injured In Long Island Chase
State Trooper Injured In Long Island Chase A New York State Police trooper was dragged a short distance and injured while attempting to deal with an uncooperative driver during a traffic stop on Long Island. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, a trooper attempted to stop Westbury resident Jeff Etienne, for driving while using his cellphone on the Southern State Parkway near exit 23 in Hempstead. Police said that during the traffic stop, Etienne refused to follow the trooper’s directions, was unwilling to exit the vehicle, and a brief struggle ensued. Etienne then fled the scene and dragging the trooper a short distance w…