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Traffic Stop Turns Into Felony Charges For Nassau County Driver: Police
A routine traffic stop on Long Island ended with felony charges for a Massachusetts man on Wednesday, May 20 after cops found an illegal gun in the car, police said.
Steven Raymond, 25, was merging onto the Northern State Parkway in Carle Place while driving a black 2011 Chevrolet Silverado but failed to use his turn signal, the Nassau County Police Department said.
When cops pulled Raymond over around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, they found a loaded handgun and two switchblade knives in the vehicle, authorities said.
Raymond, of Dunstable, was charged with second-degree weapons possession, two c…
PA Child Sex Assault And NJ Drug Fugitives Caught By US Marshals In NY Traffic Stop
A Pennsylvania man wanted on more than a dozen child-sex-assault charges and a New Jersey man wanted on felony drug charges were arrested together after a traffic stop in New York, the sheriff’s office announced on Thursday, Nov. 13.
Christopher Desousa, 49, of Tobyhanna, PA, was wanted out of Pennsylvania on an extensive list of felony and misdemeanor offenses — including Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Endangering the Welfare of Children, Corruption of Minors, and Indecent Assault of a Child Under 13, according to court records.
The Pennsylvania ca…
Drug Run Derailed: 33 Pounds Of Cocaine Found In Secret Car Compartment In NY, Feds Say
A Manhattan man is facing federal charges after authorities found more than 33 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a secret compartment of his car during a Hudson Valley traffic stop, prosecutors alleged.
Eddie Ruiz, 47, was arrested Friday, Aug. 29, following a Sullivan County traffic stop in the town of Mamakating, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
During the stop, an officer noted “suspicious behavior” by Ruiz and checked his vehicle with a drug-sniffing dog.
A further search of the car uncovered a hidden compartment, or “trap,” in the trunk containing 15 tightly wrapped kilogram-size…
Bethpage Native Nicholas Braun, Cousin Greg on Succession, Accused of DUI
Nicholas Braun, best known as Cousin Greg on HBO’s Succession, was charged in New England on suspicion of driving under the influence after a late-night traffic stop over Labor Day weekend, authorities said.
TMZ first reported that police in Moultonborough, New Hampshire pulled Braun over Friday night, Aug. 29, and booked him into the Carroll County lockup for about an hour before releasing him on his own recognizance. No bail was set. There is no mugshot because the station’s camera wasn’t working, the TMZ report states.
Braun, age 37, was arrested on suspicion of DUI Impairment and O…
Nassau Man Caught With Over 500 Grams Of Cocaine On Parkway In NY: Police
A traffic stop in Dutchess County led to the arrest of a Long Island man after police said they discovered more than a pound of cocaine in his vehicle.
The arrest happened at around 3 p.m. on Monday, August 4, when troopers pulled over a 2024 Toyota traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in the Town of East Fishkill for vehicle and traffic violations, New York State Police said in an announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
The driver, identified as Clinton P. Moody, age 46, of Hempstead in Nassau County, was the only one inside the vehicle, police said.
During the stop, State Pol…
Missing Child Found Alive 1,000 Miles Home Year Later
A child who vanished from Georgia more than a year ago has been safely found in Connecticut after a traffic stop unraveled a disturbing case of custody interference, authorities said.
The child’s mother, who did not have legal custody, fled with the child during a scheduled visit on October 23, 2023, violating a court order from Cobb County, Georgia, according to the US Marshals Service.
Authorities say she refused to return the child even after the court demanded it, instead claiming she was a sovereign citizen who “did not recognize the decision of the court," the marshals said…
Lawmaker Shooting Suspect's Wife Found With Gun, Cash, Passports; Shooter's Car Found Abandoned
The wife of a man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses—killing two and critically injuring the others— was found with thousands of dollars in cash, a firearm, ammunition, and multiple passports in the truck of her car, according to reports.
KSTP in Minnesota reported that Jenny Boelter, the wife of suspect Vance Boelter, was pulled over during a traffic stop in Onamia, Minnesota, roughly 100 miles from their home, on Saturday, June 14.
Police detained her for questioning along with three relatives who were also in the vehicle, the Minnesota Star Tribune report…
New Yorker 'Trying To Show Off' With Alfa Romeo Lands In Virginia Jail, Sheriff Says
A New Yorker got a crash course in Virginia hospitality over the weekend — and it ended in handcuffs behind a wing joint.
Breno Pinheiro, 24, of Fort Drum, was arrested in Stafford County on Saturday night, May 24, after deputies say he got braggadocios and tried to show off by speeding in an Italian sports car, fled a traffic stop, and wound up at the back of a local Fatty’s Winghouse.
It all kicked off around 8:30 p.m. when deputies on Garrisonville Road spotted a luxury Alfa Romeo tear out from Mine Road, tires screeching as it fishtailed onto westbound lanes, the Stafford County Sheriff…
Freeport Man Pulled Knife In Grocery Robbery, Assaulted Cop, Fled Traffic Stop: Police
A Long Island man is facing a slew of charges after pulling a knife during a grocery store robbery, assaulting a police officer, and fleeing a traffic stop, police said.
Lucius Jenkins Jr., 25, of Freeport, was arrested in connection with a February robbery at a convenience store in Hempstead and several other incidents across Nassau County.
The robbery occurred just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Bravo Market on Fulton Avenue. Jenkins concealed multiple grocery items and tried to leave the store without paying, Nassau County Police said. When stopped by loss prevention staff, he alle…
Mugshot: Driver Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing Valley Stream Traffic Stop, Cops Say
A New Jersey woman dragged a Nassau County police officer and nearly struck a pedestrian while fleeing a traffic stop in Valley Stream, authorities announced on Friday, May 2.
Charmaine N. Norville, 47, of Irvington, was behind the wheel of a black 2010 Volkswagen Jetta with multiple violations — an expired inspection sticker, a missing front plate, and an unregistered rear plate — when officers stopped her in the parking lot of 77 Green Acres Road West at 1:50 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, according to detectives with the Fifth Squad.
Norville allegedly refused to provide her license and regis…
Mugshot Released After Loaded Gun, Giant Dagger Seized During Traffic Stop: Ncpd
An armed biker with a massive dagger was busted in Hempstead during a traffic stop, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, April 27.
Darrell Barnes, 38, of Walnut Road in Amityville, was riding a 2023 Harley Davidson eastbound on Weir Street near Milburn Avenue when First Precinct officers noticed his license plate was obstructed around 11:38 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
After pulling him over, officers discovered a loaded silver and purple firearm with a red dot sight, police said. They also found a 12-inch-long metal dagger hidden inside a saddle compartment on the motorcycle.
Ba…
New York Man Linked To Colombian Crime Ring Caught After Wild Chase In PA: Police
A suspected Colombian organized crime ring operating out of a black Jeep Grand Cherokee was busted after a wild traffic stop and foot chase in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Monday, April 14.
The Jeep, bearing a fake Montana license plate, was pulled over around 8:30 p.m. on North Mountain Road, Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police said. Inside were four men and one woman, all believed to be Colombian nationals.
Three of the five occupants were identified as Christian Camilo Tenorio-Valderrama, 42, of Queens, NY, Sebastian Castellanos Valderrama, 33, and Dianna Triana Arrieta, 32,…
Notorious Drifter Who Broadcast Street Takeovers Busted Racing 90 MPH On Long Island: Police
A 20-year-old Long Island man who regularly broadcasts his illegal street takeovers was busted racing 90 miles per hour on city streets, police said.
Nicholas Mulligan, 20, of Farmingville, was arrested following a traffic stop on the I-495 Service Road in Farmingville late Wednesday night, March 12, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office.
Mulligan, who frequently posts videos of illegal street takeovers, drifting, and racing on his Instagram account, hit speeds of nearly 90 miles per hour while racing another car just before midnight Wednesday, deputies said.
He was driving on a…
Suffolk Officer Brendan Gallagher Released From Hospital After LIE DUI Crash (Update)
Suffolk County Police Officer Brendan Gallagher, critically injured in a DUI crash on the Long Island Expressway earlier this month, will be released from Stony Brook University Hospital on Monday, Jan. 27, officials announced.
Gallagher, a three-year veteran of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Street Takeover Task Force, was gravely injured on Sunday, Jan. 5, when a Ford Mustang driven by a suspected impaired driver sideswiped his vehicle, causing it to overturn near Exit 55 in the westbound lanes of the LIE, police said.
The incident occurred as Gallagher conducted a traffic stop.…
