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Spring Break 'Takeovers' Turn Chaotic In Florida Beach Towns: Video Spring Break 'Takeovers' Turn Chaotic In Florida Beach Towns: Video
Spring Break 'Takeovers' Turn Chaotic In Florida Beach Towns: Video Unpermitted spring break "takeovers" are causing chaos in Florida, with law enforcement overwhelmed by massive gatherings, shootings, and street fights in several beach towns. Authorities are responding with stricter enforcement and financial penalties for organizers. Daytona Beach was among the hardest hit over the weekend, according to NBC affiliate WESH 2 News in Orlando.  Four shootings, numerous fights, and video footage of chaotic crowds sent city officials scrambling to restore order. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said deputies made 133 arrests over the weekend, with…
NY Corrections Officer Indicted After 106-MPH Crash Kills Unborn Child NY Corrections Officer Indicted After 106-MPH Crash Kills Unborn Child
NY Corrections Officer Indicted After 106-mph Crash Kills Unborn Child A state corrections officer has been indicted after prosecutors say he drove more than 100 mph through a residential street before crashing head-on into another car, seriously injuring two people and killing a pregnant woman’s unborn child. Andre-Marcel Devieux, 28, of Amityville, was indicted on assault and other charges following the crash in Suffolk County, District Attorney Ray Tierney announced Friday, March 13. Devieux was employed as a corrections officer at Fishkill Correctional Facility at the time of the crash, and investigators say his driving privileges were suspended. …
Nassau County Man Caught With Nearly 9 Pounds Of Cannabis On NY Parkway: NYSP Nassau County Man Caught With Nearly 9 Pounds Of Cannabis On NY Parkway: NYSP
Nassau County Man Caught With Nearly 9 Pounds Of Cannabis On NY Parkway: Nysp A Long Island man is facing a felony charge after police say he was found with nearly nine pounds of cannabis in his vehicle during a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in the Hudson Valley.  The stop happened in Dutchess County just after 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, when a trooper pulled over a car traveling north on the Taconic State Parkway in Pleasant Valley for alleged traffic violations, New York State Police said on Friday, March 6. Police identified the driver, the only one inside the car, as Nassau County resident Paul T. Kim, 40, of Roslyn.  During a search…
NY Drunk Driver Busted With Toddler In Car On Thanksgiving, Police Say NY Drunk Driver Busted With Toddler In Car On Thanksgiving, Police Say
NY Drunk Driver Busted With Toddler In Car On Thanksgiving, Police Say A Brooklyn man is facing felony charges after he was pulled over on Staten Island while allegedly driving drunk with a 2-year-old child in the car on Thanksgiving Day, police said. Elijah Page, 34, was stopped on I-278 near Exit 3 on Thursday, Nov. 27, after a trooper spotted a gray Honda sedan speeding and following another vehicle too closely, according to New York State Police. During the roadside investigation, the trooper determined Page was intoxicated, and a 2-year-old child was found in the backseat, police said. The child was not injured and was released to a family member. Page w…
Officer Injured In Flaming Crash Of Stolen Van After Sunrise Highway Chase From 7-Eleven: PD Officer Injured In Flaming Crash Of Stolen Van After Sunrise Highway Chase From 7-Eleven: PD
Officer Injured In Flaming Crash Of Stolen Van After Sunrise Highway Chase From 7-Eleven: PD A Long Island woman is accused of stealing a van from a 7-Eleven and leading police on a high-speed chase across multiple towns before the vehicle erupted in flames, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The incident began Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 5:03 a.m., when a 61-year-old man called police after his 2015 blue Dodge Caravan was stolen from the 7-Eleven parking lot at 2350 Grand Avenue in Baldwin. The victim had left the van running with the keys in the ignition when an unknown woman jumped inside and drove off, police said. First Precinct officers broadcast a description of …
WATCH Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report WATCH Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report
Watch Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton can be seen struggling to breathe and tying an oxygen tube to her face while attempting a DUI sobriety test, bodycam footage released this month reveals. The footage, obtained by Entertainment Tonight, shows the 57-year-old gymnast on Saturday, May 17, in an AutoZone parking lot in Marion County, West Virginia, where officers say she was found behind the wheel with an open bottle of wine in the passenger seat. Retton gasps and clutches her chest as an officer from the Fairmont City Police Department asks her to raise her leg six inches off the ground and count…
VIDEO: Suspected DUI Pregnant Woman Refuses Sobriety Test In Bodycam Arrest VIDEO: Suspected DUI Pregnant Woman Refuses Sobriety Test In Bodycam Arrest
Video: Suspected DUI Pregnant Woman Refuses Sobriety Test In Bodycam Arrest A New Jersey woman pulled over for speeding was arrested for DUI after officers said she failed a sobriety test — then claimed she was pregnant and needed to go to the hospital, bodycam footage shows. Aymira Rivera-Torres, 28, of Long Branch, was stopped around 12:48 a.m. on April 18 while driving a black 2011 Toyota Yaris on Norwood Avenue in Deal, according to police. Officers said she was driving 52 MPH in a 25 zone and later refused a chemical breath test, according to court summonses Bodycam footage of the stop published by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube this weekend shows River…
Driver With 26 License Suspensions Busted In NY, Let Go With Tickets, Police Say Driver With 26 License Suspensions Busted In NY, Let Go With Tickets, Police Say
Driver With 26 License Suspensions Busted In NY, Let Go With Tickets, Police Say A New York man was pulled over for a busted plate light — and what deputies say they uncovered next was a jaw-dropper. Jason Stover, 45, of Ballston Spa, was behind the wheel in the village of South Glens Falls just after midnight Monday, April 28, when deputies stopped him for a routine equipment violation, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office. Stover’s driver’s license had a staggering 26 active suspensions, including 23 for failing to answer summonses — all spread out across 10 different dates, deputies said. He was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation …
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…
Long Island 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu Long Island 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu
Long Island 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu A Long Island woman is contesting tickets issued from all over the nation tied to her distinctive "Star Trek" vanity license plates despite not having driven her car in four years, according to a new report. Beda Koorey, a 76-year-old resident of Huntington and a devoted "Star Trek" fan, believes her license plates were cloned, resulting in tickets for violations in locations she never visited, according to CBS News. She says she's even being billed for E-ZPass tolls. The plates bore the same number as the Starship Enterprise: NCC-1701.  Click here to read the complete CBS News repor…
Red Light Camera Programs To Be Extended In This Nassau County Locale Red Light Camera Programs To Be Extended In This Nassau County Locale
Red Light Camera Programs To Be Extended In This Nassau County Locale To protect motorists on New York roads, Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the creation of a new red light camera program in the Hudson Valley and the expansion of other initiatives across the state.  In an announcement on Wednesday, Oct. 23, Hochul revealed that she signed legislation to extend several existing red light camera programs in Westchester, Albany, and Nassau counties.  The legislation also includes the "largest expansion" of the red light camera program in New York City's history, Hochul's office said. "The safety of all New Yorkers is my top priority and we know that …