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Gun, Pills, Found During Long Island Traffic Stop: Police Gun, Pills, Found During Long Island Traffic Stop: Police
Gun, Pills, Found During Long Island Traffic Stop: Police A Brooklyn man who allegedly didn’t use his turn signal soon found himself with more serious charges when police said they found a semi-automatic gun and more in his car. The incident occurred in Inwood on Monday, April 15, Nassau County Police announced. It was just before 9:45 p.m. when 29-year-old Raymond Colon was reportedly seen turning onto Bayview Avenue from Doughty Boulevard without using his turn signal. When police pulled him over, they found a loaded black Taurus 9mm semi-automatic handgun in the car alongside a clear, unlabeled pill bottle that contained multiple alprazolam…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Island Man Charged For Hitting Person With Car, Police Say Long Island Man Charged For Hitting Person With Car, Police Say
Long Island Man Charged For Hitting Person With Car, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly hitting another man with his car following a disturbance at a housing complex. Brandon Smith, age 38, of Center Moriches, was arrested on Tuesday, June 28, for the incident which took place around 7:20 p.m., on Wednesday, June 22 in Riverhead. According to the Riverhead Police, the department received a 911 call regarding a disturbance at 821 East Main St. apartment complex. The caller reported to police that an unknown man with a pipe was near a Mercedes Benz vehicle in the parking lot and a vehicle was about to strike people, Riverhe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Driver Involved In Long Island Crash Had 2-Year-Old In BMW, Police Say Drunk Driver Involved In Long Island Crash Had 2-Year-Old In BMW, Police Say
Drunk Driver Involved In Long Island Crash Had 2-Year-Old In BMW, Police Say A driver involved in a two-vehicle Long Island crash was driving drunk with a 2-year-old in the car, police said. Nassau County Police say that on Friday, Oct. 8 at 5:25 p.m., a Fourth Precinct Police Officer on patrol in Inwood observed a crash eastbound at the intersection of Sheridan Boulevard and Bayswater boulevard.  The crash involved a blue 2006 BMW four-door sedan, which struck a 2003 Chevrolet SUV from behind, according to police. After interviewing the driver of the BMW, Andrew A. Thomas, age 30, of Jamaica, Queens, the officers smelled alcohol, according to police.  …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Good Samaritans Rescue Her From Burning BMW Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Good Samaritans Rescue Her From Burning BMW
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Good Samaritans Rescue Her From Burning BMW A woman was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated after being pulled from a burning BMW that crashed into a utility pole on Long Island, police said. Saint James resident Melanie Lhommedieu was driving a 2009 BMW southbound on Wheeler Road, at the intersection of Marlo Lane shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 29 in Happaugue, when the vehicle crossed the double yellow line and crashed into a utility pole. Police said that after striking the pole, Lhommedieu’s BMW caught fire, prompting two men traveling behind her to jump into action, pulling her from the fiery vehicle. No inj…

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by Zak Failla
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Duo Accused Of Attempting To Scam Long Island Woman Out Of Thousands Duo Accused Of Attempting To Scam Long Island Woman Out Of Thousands
Duo Accused Of Attempting To Scam Long Island Woman Out Of Thousands Two men are facing charges for allegedly attempting to scam an 83-year-old Long Island woman out of thousands of dollars, police said. An elderly woman in Huntington Station received a phone call on Tuesday, June 23 from two Bronx residents who alleged that her granddaughter had been arrested for driving while intoxicated. Suffolk County Police said the two scammers claimed that someone would come to their victim’s home to collect $7,500 to cover the attorney fees, while providing her with a numeric code as part of the fraud. According to police, the woman determined the call was a scam an…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Motorist Driving 88 MPH Charged With Aggravated DWI, Fleeing Deputy, Sheriff Says Long Island Motorist Driving 88 MPH Charged With Aggravated DWI, Fleeing Deputy, Sheriff Says
Long Island Motorist Driving 88 MPH Charged With Aggravated DWI, Fleeing Deputy, Sheriff Says A man driving with a blood alcohol concentration nearly triple the legal limit allegedly attempted to avoid a Sheriff's deputy while allegedly driving drunk while speeding on the Long Island Expressway. A Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol on the LIE in Brookhaven at approximately 8:50 p.m. on Saturday, Feb 15 attempted to stop Mastic resident Walter Healy when he was clocked driving 88 mph in a posted 55 mph zone. According to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, Healy, 49, drove in a reckless manner, followed other vehicles too closely, failed to maintain his lane of travel, and fa…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Motorist Who Drifted Between Lanes Charged With Aggravated DWI, Sheriff Says Long Island Motorist Who Drifted Between Lanes Charged With Aggravated DWI, Sheriff Says
Long Island Motorist Who Drifted Between Lanes Charged With Aggravated DWI, Sheriff Says A swerving Long Island driver was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit when he was stopped on Sunrise Highway, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Stony Brook resident Anthony Amato, 38, was stopped by a Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputy shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 when he was spotted drifting between lanes on the highway in Islip. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Amato was observed failing to maintain the lane he was driving in by drifting from the center lane into the right lane four times without using the proper signal. When he was…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Man Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop, Hitting Patrol Cruiser, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop, Hitting Patrol Cruiser, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop, Hitting Patrol Cruiser, Police Say A 35-year-old Long Island man and a Nassau County Police officer were injured during a police pursuit that ended with the man being tased and arrested. Genri Palacios Acosta, of Hempstead, was arrested around 9:10 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, in Westbury, said the Nassau County Police. According to police, plainclothes officers were checking on the welfare of a driver of a white 2003 Infinity parked on Broadway. When officers approached the vehicle with their shields displayed and announced themselves. Acosta was allegedly seen holding a clear glass tube containing a substance believed to be cr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Speeding Stop On LIE Leads To DWI Charge For Long Island Man, Sheriff Says Speeding Stop On LIE Leads To DWI Charge For Long Island Man, Sheriff Says
Speeding Stop On LIE Leads To DWI Charge For Long Island Man, Sheriff Says A 71-year-old driver was allegedly intoxicated when he was stopped for speeding on the Long Island Expressway, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputies stopped Glen Cove resident Hector Penagos, shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, when he was clocked driving 80 mph in a posted 55 mph zone on the LIE in Islip. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Penagos was unable to stay in his lane, and failed to use a turn signal when he entered the LIE and changed lanes. During the subsequent traffic stop, Penagos showed signs of being impaired and he proceeded to fail m…

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by Zak Failla
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Stop For Failure To Signal Turn Leads To Felony DWI Charge For Long Island Man Stop For Failure To Signal Turn Leads To Felony DWI Charge For Long Island Man
Stop For Failure To Signal Turn Leads To Felony DWI Charge For Long Island Man A 39-year-old man from Long Island with a previous conviction for driving while impaired refused to cooperate police before he was busted for a second alleged DWI by Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputies. Deputies stopped East Patchogue resident Matthew Crowley at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, after he failed to signal and was involved in a crash at the intersection of Dovecote Lane and Suffolk Avenue in Commack. While being investigated by deputies, Crowley refused to perform any Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and refused a breathalyzer. Crowley was arrested and transported to…

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by Zak Failla
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Man, 23, In Stolen Vehicle Caught After 12-Mile I-684 Chase, Police Say Man, 23, In Stolen Vehicle Caught After 12-Mile I-684 Chase, Police Say
Man, 23, In Stolen Vehicle Caught After 12-Mile I-684 Chase, Police Say A 23-year-old man driving a stolen vehicle is behind bars after taking state troopers on a 12-mile chase on I-684. It started at around 1:50 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5.  At approximately 1:50 a.m., troopers patrolling I-684 in the town of Bedford initiated a traffic stop on a northbound taxi for an infraction of the vehicle and traffic law.  The operator of the 2019 Toyota Camry, identified as Begnauth Renseroop, of Queens, failed to comply, and led troopers on the chase, state police said. During the pursuit, the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department broadcast a report of…

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by Joe Lombardi