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Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk At King Kullen In Patchogue On Christmas Eve Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk At King Kullen In Patchogue On Christmas Eve
Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk At King Kullen In Patchogue On Christmas Eve A woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated after being pulled over at a Long Island King Kullen on Christmas Eve. Suffolk County Sheriff's Office deputies working the DWI Enforcement Team said they observed Melissa Ann Essig, age 34, fail to signal a right turn out of the King Kullen parking lot in Patchogue on Sunrise Highway onto Waverly Avenue on Sunday, Dec. 24. She demonstrated clues while performing standardized field sobriety tests indicating she was intoxicated, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office added. Essig was arrested and transported to the Suffolk County She…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Sobriety Checkpoint: 7 Charged During Overnight Detail In Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint: 7 Charged During Overnight Detail In Patchogue
Sobriety Checkpoint: 7 Charged During Overnight Detail In Patchogue Seven people are facing charges after an overnight sobriety checkpoint at the start of the Memorial Day weekend on Long Island. Authorities conducted the operation in Patchogue at the intersection of Waverly Avenue and North Service Road from around 11:10 p.m. Friday, May 26, until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, May 27.  A total of 523 vehicles went through the checkpoint, Suffolk Couty Police said. One of the motorists, Robert Jimenez, age  43, of Ronkonkoma, was charged with Leandra’s Law, aggravated driving while intoxicated, a felony offense, for having a 13-year-old…

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by Joe Lombardi
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7 Charged During Sobriety Checkpoint At Busy Patchogue Intersection 7 Charged During Sobriety Checkpoint At Busy Patchogue Intersection
7 Charged During Sobriety Checkpoint At Busy Patchogue Intersection Seven people were charged during an overnight sobriety checkpoint overnight at a busy Long Island intersection. It was conducted in Patchogue at Waverly Avenue and North Service Road between 11:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, and 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway Patrol Bureau conducted the joint operation with New York State troopers. A total of 400 vehicles went through the checkpoint. The following people were arrested and charged: Gloria Torres Lema, age 28, of Bellport was charged with aggravated driving while …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Arrested For Aggravated DWI With Children In Car, Sheriff Says Long Island Man Arrested For Aggravated DWI With Children In Car, Sheriff Says
Long Island Man Arrested For Aggravated DWI With Children In Car, Sheriff Says A 32-year-old man with a previous DWI conviction is facing a host of charges after being busted allegedly driving while intoxicated with three children in his car on Long Island. Suffolk County Sheriff Department deputy sheriffs stopped Patchogue resident Jose Lorenti at approximately 12:14 a.m. on Sunday, June 27 after he was caught making traffic violations on Waverly Avenue in Patchogue. During the subsequent stop, officials said that deputies determined that Lorenti, who had a previous DWI conviction, was intoxicated and noted that he was driving with a 3-year-old boy, 11-year-old girl,…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Wanted For Stealing Purse, Credit Cards At Long Island Store Man Wanted For Stealing Purse, Credit Cards At Long Island Store
Man Wanted For Stealing Purse, Credit Cards At Long Island Store Police are searching for a man who allegedly used a stolen credit card on Long Island.  A woman reported that her purse and credit cards were stolen from her vehicle on West Roe Boulevard in Patchogue at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, according to Suffolk County Police. Later that day, one of the stolen credit cards was used at a 7-Eleven at 444 Waverly Avenue.  Suffolk County Crime Stoppers will extend a cash reward to anyone with information that leads to the perpetrator's arrest. The group can be contacted online, via the P3Tips app or by calling 800-220-TIPS.

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by Christina Coulter
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ID Released For Long Island Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck ID Released For Long Island Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck
ID Released For Long Island Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck The identity has been released of a man in a wheelchair who was struck and killed by a pickup truck while he was crossing a busy Long Island intersection. It happened Monday, Feb. 10 at approximately 8:40 p.m. in Patchogue. The man, now identified as Harold Ferreri, 62, was crossing Waverly Avenue, approximately 200 feet south of Gateway Boulevard, when he was struck by a 2003 Dodge Ram Pickup being driven by Santiago Diaz of Central Islip.  Ferreri, who was un-domiciled, was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue where he was pronounced dead. Diaz,…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck On Long Island Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck On Long Island
Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck On Long Island Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Long Island Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck A man in a wheelchair crossing a busy Long Island intersection was struck and killed by a pickup truck. It happened Monday, Feb. 10 at approximately 8:40 p.m.  in Patchogue. The man was crossing Waverly Avenue, approximately 200 feet south of Gateway Boulevard, when he was struck by a 2003 Dodge Ram Pickup being driven by Santiago Diaz of Central Islip.  The victim, 62, of Patchogue, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Long Is…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stop For Failure To Yield Leads To DWI Charge For Long Island Woman Stop For Failure To Yield Leads To DWI Charge For Long Island Woman
Stop For Failure To Yield Leads To DWI Charge For Long Island Woman A 61-year-old woman who failed to stop at a traffic circle is facing charges for alleged impaired driving, the Suffolk County Sheriff announced. Shortly before midnight in Patchogue on Friday, Nov. 1, Sheriff’s deputies stopped Ronkonkoma resident Salvadora Vaz on Waverly Avenue after she was spotted failing to yield at the traffic circle. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Vaz “demonstrated clues while performing standardized field sobriety tests indicating she was intoxicated.” A breathalyzer later found that her blood alcohol content was .10 percent, above the legal limit. Vaz was arres…

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by Zak Failla