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Yaphank, NY

Yaphank Woman Indicted For Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Drunk Driving Crash: DA Yaphank Woman Indicted For Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Drunk Driving Crash: DA
Yaphank Woman Indicted For Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Drunk Driving Crash: DA A Yaphank woman has been indicted on manslaughter and drunk driving charges for a crash that killed 75-year-old Esther Guy of Coram, who was riding with her daughter and grandson, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Tuesday, Jan. 7. Melissa Koprowski, 31, is accused of driving drunk and causing a fatal crash on Middle Country Road in Middle Island on Nov. 22, 2024, at 8:39 p.m., prosecutors said. Koprowski was driving a 2014 Dodge Durango eastbound when she attempted to make a left turn at Wading River Hollow Road without yielding to oncoming traffic, investigators sa…
Farmingville Man Accused In String Of Bank Robberies In Nassau County Dating Back Years Farmingville Man Accused In String Of Bank Robberies In Nassau County Dating Back Years
Farmingville Man Accused In String Of Bank Robberies In Nassau County Dating Back Years A Long Island man is accused in a string of bank robberies dating back years. Nassau County Police arrested Joseph Dumpson, age 32, of Farmingville, early Wednesday, Nov. 27, in connection with three bank robberies that occurred in Nassau County in 2020. According to police, Dumpson was behind the following robberies: TD Bank on Peninsula Boulevard in Hempstead – Dec. 22, 2020 TD Bank on Brush Hollow Road in Westbury – Dec. 23, 2020 TD Bank on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow – Dec. 28, 2020 Dumpson was taken into custody at around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in Yaphank, on suspicion of three co…
LI Woman Drove Drunk In Crash Killing Mom Riding In SUV With Daughter, Grandchild: Police LI Woman Drove Drunk In Crash Killing Mom Riding In SUV With Daughter, Grandchild: Police
LI Woman Drove Drunk In Crash Killing Mom Riding In SUV With Daughter, Grandchild: Police A Long Island woman was driving under the influence when she caused a crash that killed a 75-year-old mother, according to authorities. Suffolk County Police said the collision occurred on Friday, Nov. 22, at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Middle Country Road near Wading River Hollow Road in Middle Island.  Investigators determined that Melissa Koprowski, age 31, of Yaphank, was driving a 2014 Dodge Durango eastbound when she attempted to turn left onto Wading River Hollow Road. Koprowski’s vehicle struck a westbound 2022 Nissan Rogue, police said. Esther Guy, age 75, of Coram, was a pass…
Fatal Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash: Garden City Woman ID'd As Victim Fatal Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash: Garden City Woman ID'd As Victim
Fatal Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash: Garden City Woman ID'd As Victim One person was killed and another seriously injured in a chain-reaction crash on the Long Island Expressway. It happened just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, in Yaphank. A 65-year-old man from Bay Shore was riding a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound near Exit 68, according to Suffolk County Police. He had a female passenger on the back seat.  The motorcycle hit the rear of a 2016 Lexus SUV, which had slowed down due to traffic.  The Lexus then struck the rear of a 2019 Audi SUV. The passenger in the Harley, Dawn Jimenez-Salta, age 60, of Garden City, was tr…
Holiday Shopping? Police Auction On Long Island To Include Jewelry, Power Tools, Bicycles, More Holiday Shopping? Police Auction On Long Island To Include Jewelry, Power Tools, Bicycles, More
Holiday Shopping? Police Auction On Long Island To Include Jewelry, Power Tools, Bicycles, More Looking to get a jump on your holiday shopping? This former police evidence could make the perfect stocking stuffer. The Suffolk County Police Department will hold its next property auction on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Among the hot items up for grabs, according to the department, are jewelry, televisions, watches, power tools, and electronics. There will also be several bicycles. All of the items were seized by police during criminal investigations and were never claimed once their cases were closed, a department spokesperson told Daily Voice. Wednesday’s auction is free to attend, and no pre-…
Duck Tales: Officers Rescue Ducklings From Storm Drain On Long Island Duck Tales: Officers Rescue Ducklings From Storm Drain On Long Island
Duck Tales: Officers Rescue Ducklings From Storm Drain On Long Island Quick-thinking residents and a group of officers were able to reunite a set of lost ducklings with their mother. It happened on Saturday, June 22 in Yaphank. According to Suffolk County Police, residents in the Belmont Circle area noticed a mother duck squawking near a storm drain. They were quick to realize that there were ducklings in the drain and called the police. Five officers arrived on the scene and a nearby landscaper helped remove the grate. Together, the officers were able to hop in the drain and take out the ducklings, placing them in a laundry basket to reunite the babi…