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25-Year-Old Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Girl In SUV: Police
A Long Island man has been accused of driving drunk with a child inside an SUV overnight.
The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, in Riverhead, in the area of East Avenue and East Main Street.
Upon investigation, the operator of a 2012 GMC Acadia, identified as Tony Garcia-Rivera, age 25, of Shirley, was found to be intoxicated and had a 15-year-old girl inside of his vehicle, the Riverhead Town Police Department said.
Garcia-Rivera was subsequently arrested and charged with:
Driving while Intoxicated, in violation of Leandra's Law,
One count of enda…
Unlicensed Levittown Woman Driving Drunk With 2 Kids Onboard Crashes SUV: Police
An unlicensed Long Island woman has been accused of driving drunk with two children in the SUV after an overnight crash, police said.
The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 11, just after midnight in Levittown.
According to the Nassau County Police Department, officers responded to Flamingo Road after a report that a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee had hit an unoccupied parked vehicle.
The investigation revealed the driver, Jessica Lemus, age 21, of Levittown, had slurred speech, watery eyes, was unsteady on her feet, and had an odor of alcohol emanating from her breath, police said.
A Standardi…
Woman Driving Drunk With Toddler In Car Crashes On Sagtikos State Parkway, Police Say
A Long Island woman is accused of driving drunk with a child and crashing on the Sagtikos State Parkway.
The wreck happened shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, March 31, in the southbound lanes in Brentwood.
New York State Police said Martha De La Torre, age 42, of Brentwood, was under the influence of alcohol when she was involved in a two-car crash near exit S1.
At the time of the incident, Torre had a 1½ -year-old toddler in her car, according to troopers. There were no reports of injuries.
She was arrested on suspicion of aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child, a felony, as well …
Toddler Dies From Fentanyl, Cocaine Poisoning; Long Island Couple Hit With Dozens Of Charges
A Long Island couple has been criminally charged after a 14-month-old boy died from a suspected fentanyl and cocaine overdose.
Wilkens Adonis and Daryllee Leibrock, both age 38, of Holbrook, were arraigned on dozens of drug and weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
Emergency crews were called to the couple’s Holbrook home on Wednesday morning, Jan. 3, for an unresponsive child. When they arrived, police found Adonis, Leibrock and their toddler son, Joseph, in the couple’s bedroom.
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Deer Park Man Who Worked At Dix Hills Facility Accused Of Having Sex With Teenage Resident
A former employee at a residential facility on Long Island has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a teenage resident.
Hayden Daley, age 27, of Deer Park, who was an employee of WellLife Network, located in Dix Hills, on Arista Drive, began a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old at the facility on Monday, July 3, Suffolk County Police said.
Daley continued the sexual relationship with the teen, said police.
Second Squad detectives arrested Daley and charged him with:
Two counts of second-degree rape,
Two counts of second-degree criminal sex act,
Two counts o…
Man Points Fake Gun At Woman, 3 Children, At Long Island Drive-Thru: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he drew a fake firearm behind him in a McDonald’s drive-thru line, authorities said.
The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 7 at the Hicksville McDonald’s, located at 805 South Broadway.
According to Nassau County Police, it was just before 10 p.m. when a 31-year-old woman and her three children, ages 12, 7, and 1, were waiting in the restaurant’s drive-thru line behind a red Hyundai operated by Nicholas Carpenzano, age 32 of Patchogue.
She told police she honked at Carpenzano, as he was not moving his car in the line.
However, when she did, he …
Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3 Children In Backseat, Crashes Into Tree: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly drove drunk with an adult passenger and three kids in the back, crashing into a tree, police said.
The crash happened just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in Garden City.
According to Nassau County Police, 41-year-old Ruben Gonzalez of Westbury was driving north on Cherry Valley Avenue while he was drunk.
He had a front passenger, a 37-year-old woman, and his three children in the back, ages 4, 9, and 11.
Police said that near the intersection of 10th Street, Gonzalez’s 2023 Cadillac Escalade went off the road and crashed into a t…
