Impaired, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Southern State Crash In Hempstead Injuring 2: NYSP Impaired, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Southern State Crash In Hempstead Injuring 2: NYSP
Impaired, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Southern State Crash In Hempstead Injuring 2: Nysp Two people were injured after a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into a another vehicle on the Southern State Parkway.  The wreck occurred near exit 20S in Hempstead, at around 4:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Troopers witnessed a Nissan driving westbound in the eastbound lanes before it struck a Toyota head-on in the center lane, New York State Police said. Both vehicles contained a driver and one passenger. The occupants in the Toyota had to be extricated from their vehicle and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Nissan, Giovannie Merisier, 43, of West Babylon, was a…
Nassau County Man Goes On Rampage, Attacks 4 People, Steals Car, Injures Officer: Police Nassau County Man Goes On Rampage, Attacks 4 People, Steals Car, Injures Officer: Police
Nassau County Man Goes On Rampage, Attacks 4 People, Steals Car, Injures Officer: Police A Valley Stream man is facing a slew of charges after an alleged rampage that began with a home invasion and ended with a car crash, police announced on Sunday, Jan. 26. Jonathan Louissaint, 32, unlawfully entered a home on Forest Avenue at 9:15 a.m. and assaulted a 24-year-old man, punching him in the face and hitting his hand with a metal bar, detectives said. Louissaint then went to a nearby 7-Eleven at 100 Sunrise Highway and struck a 35-year-old man’s hand with a beer can, police said. He left the store and tried to enter multiple occupied vehicles before entering an unoccupied 2020 Hy…
Nassau County Man Arrested After Firing Gun In Rockville Centre Parking Lot, Police Say Nassau County Man Arrested After Firing Gun In Rockville Centre Parking Lot, Police Say
Nassau County Man Arrested After Firing Gun In Rockville Centre Parking Lot, Police Say A report of gunfire led to the arrest of a Long Island man after officers discovered shell casings and recovered a handgun connected to the alleged incident. According to Nassau County Police detectives, the incident occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at around  2:15 a.m. in the parking lot of a commercial business at 525 Merrick Road in Rockville Centre. Detectives said witnesses reported seeing a man remove a gun from his jacket pocket and fire it into the air before fleeing the scene. Responding officers recovered shell casings at the location, and no injuries were reported. …
Drunk Driver Barrels Down LIRR Tracks In Nassau County, Wreaking Damage, Delays: Police (VIDEO) Drunk Driver Barrels Down LIRR Tracks In Nassau County, Wreaking Damage, Delays: Police (VIDEO)
Drunk Driver Barrels Down Lirr Tracks In Nassau County, Wreaking Damage, Delays: Police (Video) Bystander video captured an alleged drunk driver barreling down a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) track, leaving significant damage and delays in his wake. Watch video of the incident below. MTA Police said a Honda SUV drove onto the LIRR’s main line tracks near the Elmont-UBS Arena station shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. The vehicle made it nearly a half mile east before its damaged tires caught fire and it came to a stop between the Bellerose and Floral Park stations. Floral Park firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, but the vehicle caused significant damage to the third rai…
Man Fleeing Traffic Stop Acussed Of Firing Gun Toward Nassau County Police Man Fleeing Traffic Stop Acussed Of Firing Gun Toward Nassau County Police
Man Fleeing Traffic Stop Acussed Of Firing Gun Toward Nassau County Police A Lynbrook man is facing multiple charges, including felony criminal possession of a firearm, after fleeing a traffic stop and firing a shot during his arrest in Elmont early Sunday, Dec. 8, Nassau County police announced. Antonio Lam, 30, of the 180 block of Atlantic Avenue, was stopped for a Vehicle and Traffic Law violation near Hoeffner Avenue and Pelham Street at 12:50 a.m., detectives said. During the stop, Lam fled on foot and was apprehended near Carnegie Avenue, according to police. As officers attempted to arrest him, Lam resisted violently, discharging a loaded .40 caliber firear…
Man Stabs 8 Partygoers At Long Island Home After Sexual Advances Rejected, DA Says Man Stabs 8 Partygoers At Long Island Home After Sexual Advances Rejected, DA Says
Man Stabs 8 Partygoers At Long Island Home After Sexual Advances Rejected, DA Says A man is facing attempted murder charges following a stabbing spree at a Long Island home that injured eight people. Moses Brooks, age 50, of Wyandanch, was indicted on nearly two dozen criminal counts in Nassau County Court on Friday, Nov. 22. According to the charges, Brooks was attending a crowded basement house party on Linden Place in Hempstead in the early hours of Sunday, Oct. 6, when he exposed himself to a 26-year-old woman. When she walked away, Brooks followed her and rubbed his penis against her arm, prosecutors said. The victim told her friends what happened and they removed …
Bullet Narrowly Misses TV Viewer During Domestic Violence Shooting At Long Island Home Bullet Narrowly Misses TV Viewer During Domestic Violence Shooting At Long Island Home
Bullet Narrowly Misses TV Viewer During Domestic Violence Shooting At Long Island Home A Long Island man is accused of shooting into a home occupied by his girlfriend and several children. Joaquin Franco, age 42, of Brentwood, was indicted for criminal possession of a weapon and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Nov. 18, stemming from a shooting at a Central Islip residence. Prosecutors said the victim and her two children were visiting her parents in Central Islip on Sunday, Oct. 20, when the family heard a loud bang from outside. One resident ran upstairs and discovered that a bullet had entered the home, penetrating several walls, a television, and a chi…
20-Year-Old Volunteer Firefighter Accused Of Setting Long Island Blaze 20-Year-Old Volunteer Firefighter Accused Of Setting Long Island Blaze
20-Year-Old Volunteer Firefighter Accused Of Setting Long Island Blaze A volunteer firefighter from Long Island is facing charges after allegedly setting a brush fire. Suffolk County Police said Jonathan Quiles, age 20, intentionally set the fire in a wooded area on Mount Vernon Avenue in Medford at about 3:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12.  The blaze also damaged a 2004 Chevrolet parked nearby. Following an investigation by the Suffolk County Police Arson Section, detectives arrested Quiles, a resident of Medford. He faces charges of: Arson in the fourth degree Arson in the fifth degree Reckless endangerment in the second degree Quiles is scheduled for ar…
Man Accused Of Intentionally Hitting Woman With Car In Nassau County Man Accused Of Intentionally Hitting Woman With Car In Nassau County
Man Accused Of Intentionally Hitting Woman With Car In Nassau County A Long Island woman suffered injuries after a man allegedly assaulted her during a confrontation in a parking lot, according to police. The incident occurred Saturday, Nov. 9, around 1 p.m. in Oceanside, at 3458 Long Beach Road. The 28-year-old woman was attempting to back her 2011 Jeep out of a parking space when the man driving a 2019 Nissan, identified as 41-year-old John Ardolino, of South Hempstead, began honking, then parked behind her, blocking her from leaving, Nassau County Police said. Police say Ardolino exited his vehicle, banged on the driver’s side window, and yelled at the …
Chaotic Long Island Street Takeover: Duo Nabbed After Cop Punched, Dragged By Car Chaotic Long Island Street Takeover: Duo Nabbed After Cop Punched, Dragged By Car
Chaotic Long Island Street Takeover: Duo Nabbed After Cop Punched, Dragged By Car Two men have been apprehended on charges in connection with a chaotic street takeover on Long Island in which a police officer was assaulted and dragged by a vehicle, officials said. The incident occurred early Sunday, Nov. 3,  in Islip. Suffolk County Police responded to multiple 911 calls about vehicles blocking traffic on westbound Sunrise Service Road near Commack Road at around 1 a.m. A Third Precinct officer arriving on the scene reportedly crashed into a pole while trying to avoid a pedestrian in the roadway. After exiting his vehicle, the officer confronted the driver of a bl…
Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After LI Fire That Killed 2 Sisters Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After LI Fire That Killed 2 Sisters
Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After LI Fire That Killed 2 Sisters A husband and wife will avoid jail after admitting fault in a fire at their New York vacation rental that killed two sisters. On Long Island, Peter Miller, age 56, and Pamela Miller, age 55, were each sentenced to community service in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the deaths of Lindsay and Jillian Wiener, CBS New York reports. The 19-year-old Lindsay and 21-year-old Jillian, both of Potomac, Maryland, were vacationing with their brother and parents at the Millers’ Noyac home when the blaze broke out on the morning of Aug. 3, 2022. Earlier Report: Sisters On Vacation K…
Wanted Driver Drags, Injures Deputy Following Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say Wanted Driver Drags, Injures Deputy Following Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say
Wanted Driver Drags, Injures Deputy Following Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say A Long Island man wanted by police tried fleeing a traffic stop, injuring a sheriff’s deputy in the process, authorities said. The incident happened in Bohemia on Lincoln Avenue, at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Suffolk County Sheriff’s officials said the deputy stopped 37-year-old Christopher Brown, of Holbrook, and informed him he was wanted on an arrest warrant out of Amityville. The warrant stemmed from charges of driving without a license and displaying illegal plates. Brown then put the vehicle in drive and attempted to flee, dragging the deputy alongside his car and injuring…