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7 Charged In Overnight Sobriety Checkpoint In Central Islip 7 Charged In Overnight Sobriety Checkpoint In Central Islip
7 Charged In Overnight Sobriety Checkpoint In Central Islip Seven people are facing charges after an overnight sobriety checkpoint on Long Island. Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted the joint operation in the LIRR parking lot in Central Islip located at 870 Suffolk Ave., from 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 until 2:35 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31.  The checkpoint was part of an ongoing Labor Day weekend enforcement crackdown targeting alcohol and drug-impaired driving.  A total of 656 vehicles went through the checkpoint. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
3 Charged During Huntington Sobriety Checkpoint 3 Charged During Huntington Sobriety Checkpoint
3 Charged During Huntington Sobriety Checkpoint Three people have been accused of driving drunk during an overnight sobriety checkpoint at a busy Long Island intersection. The detail was conducted in the LIRR parking lot at the corner of Route 110 and Church Street in Huntington from 11 p.m. Friday, July 5, to Saturday, July 6, at 2 a.m. Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted the joint operation with New York State Police troopers and Suffolk County Sheriff's Department deputies.   A total of 359 vehicles w…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Memorial Day Weekend Overnight Sobriety Checkpoint: 12 Charged In Patchogue Memorial Day Weekend Overnight Sobriety Checkpoint: 12 Charged In Patchogue
Memorial Day Weekend Overnight Sobriety Checkpoint: 12 Charged In Patchogue A dozen people were charged in an overnight sobriety checkpoint on Long Island at the outset of the Memorial Day weekend. The detail was held in Patchogue from around 11 p.m. Friday, May 24, until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, May 25. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway Patrol Bureau SAFE-T Team conducted the joint operation with Suffolk County deputy sheriffs at Waverly Plaza.  A total of 569 vehicles went through the checkpoint. The following were charged with driving while intoxicated: Nadine Barbera, age 67, of West Islip Domingo Lantigua, age 40, …

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by Joe Lombardi