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Dix Hills Woman Driving Drunk With Five Kids In Car Crashes Mercedes-Benz, Police Say Dix Hills Woman Driving Drunk With Five Kids In Car Crashes Mercedes-Benz, Police Say
Dix Hills Woman Driving Drunk With Five Kids In Car Crashes Mercedes-Benz, Police Say A 47-year-old was driving drunk with her 13-year-old daughter and four other children in the car when a Mercedes-Benz crashed into a utility pole on Long Island, police said. The incident happened at about 10:10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 in Deer Park, Suffolk County Police said. Jacquelin Moore, of Dix Hills, was driving the 2012 Mercedes on Acorn Street, near Half Hollow Road, when she crashed the vehicle into a utility pole, police said.  A 16-year-old female passenger was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. The four …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westbury Woman Stabs Man In Front Of 3-Year-Old Girl In Roosevelt, Police Say Westbury Woman Stabs Man In Front Of 3-Year-Old Girl In Roosevelt, Police Say
Westbury Woman Stabs Man In Front Of 3-Year-Old Girl In Roosevelt, Police Say A Long Island woman from allegedly stabbed a man in the presence of her 3-year-old daughter. Nassau County Police officers responded to Oswalt Place in Roosevelt Sunday, Aug. 25 at 5:36 p.m. where they discovered a 30-year-old male victim suffering from a stab wound to his upper torso, police said. The defendant, Tyana Cooper Waite, 26, of Westbury, who was known to the victim, was located at her residence and taken into custody without incident, according to police. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. Waite reportedly had her 3-year-old daughter…

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by Donna Christopher
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Hauppauge High School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boy Hauppauge High School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boy
Hauppauge High School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boy A 53-year-old Long Island high school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a student when the teen was 16 years old, Suffolk County Police announced Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14. The alleged victim, now 18, reported to detectives that when he was a 16-year-old student at Hauppauge High School, he was sexually abused by his chorus teacher, Mark Kimes, at the teacher’s home in Moriches. Following an investigation, Seventh Squad detectives determined Kimes had inappropriate contact with the teen while serving as his teacher. Kimes was arrested at his home at approxima…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Drunk Driver Involved In King Kullen Parking Lot Crash Had Child In Car, Nassau County PD Say Drunk Driver Involved In King Kullen Parking Lot Crash Had Child In Car, Nassau County PD Say
Drunk Driver Involved In King Kullen Parking Lot Crash Had Child In Car, Nassau County PD Say A Long Island drunk driver involved in a parking lot crash at a King Cullen had a child in the car, said Nassau County Police. Police arrested the man for DWI-Leandra’s Law on Sunday, Aug. 4 at 7:55 P.M. in Valley Stream, according to police. Officers responded to King Kullen parking lot located at 231 West Merrick Road for an auto accident where they reportedly discovered Christian Moliere, 36, of Cambria Heights in Queens sitting in a black Lexus GS300 which had been in a collision, said Nassau County Police. The officers investigated and allegedly determined his breath smelled of alcoho…

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by Donna Christopher
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Father From Hempstead Drove Drunk With Two Toddlers In Car, Police Say Father From Hempstead Drove Drunk With Two Toddlers In Car, Police Say
Father From Hempstead Drove Drunk With Two Toddlers In Car, Police Say A Hempstead man with two young children in his vehicle was arrested for DWI under Leandra's Law after making an improper turn. Jose Perez, 48, was arrested on Thursday, July 25, in Hempstead by Nassau County Police after he was pulled over for making an improper turn near an intersection, Nassau County Police said. Perez was pulled over in his 2002 Honda sedan near the intersection of Jackson and Washington streets,  police said. An investigation found that Perez was driving under the influence with this two children ages 1 and 2 years old in the vehicle, police said. Perez was charg…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say
Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say A Medford woman drove drunk with her son in the car during a hit-and-run crash in East Northport, according to Suffolk County Police. Susan Striplin was driving a 2007 GMC Yukon SUV southbound on Daly Road Monday, July 15 when she reportedly sideswiped a 2013 Mercedes Benz Sprinter van at approximately 12:45 p.m. at the intersection of Phyllis Drive in East Northport, police said. Striplin allegedly fled the scene in her vehicle and was stopped at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Daly Road, near Jericho Turnpike, and placed under arrest at 1:53 p.m., according to police. Striplin’s 11-year-old s…

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by Donna Christopher
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Motorist Speeding On Southern State Was Driving Drunk With Two Kids In Car, Police Say Motorist Speeding On Southern State Was Driving Drunk With Two Kids In Car, Police Say
Motorist Speeding On Southern State Was Driving Drunk With Two Kids In Car, Police Say A North Babylon man was arrested for endangering the welfare of two children when he was caught allegedly driving drunk on Southern State Parkway with two kids in the car, police said. Howard Dwyer, 53, was stopped on the parkway in Babylon at approximately 9:45 p.m. on the Fourth of July, when he was caught by New York State Police troopers speeding, prompting a traffic stop. During the subsequent stop, troopers said that it was determined Dwyer was under the influence, and there were two children sitting in the backseat, both under the age of 16. Dwyer was arrested and charged with aggra…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Arrested After Pulling Out A Knife In Fight At Jericho Hotel, Police Say Woman Arrested After Pulling Out A Knife In Fight At Jericho Hotel, Police Say
Woman Arrested After Pulling Out A Knife In Fight At Jericho Hotel, Police Say A 24-year-old woman was arrested for an alleged assault after stabbing another woman in the head and chest during a fight with two children in the room.  The incident took place around 1:50 a.m., Sunday, July 7, when Nassau County Police responded to the Meadowbrook Motor Lodge, at 440 Jericho Turnpike, in Jericho, for a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers found two women fighting in the hallway of the motel. An investigation found that Crystal Poole, of Hempstead, allegedly attacked the victim, 26, with a knife before locking herself in the victim’s room with her two children, sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bethpage Teen Made Sexual Advances Toward Boy, Touched Himself In Front Of Woman, Police Say Bethpage Teen Made Sexual Advances Toward Boy, Touched Himself In Front Of Woman, Police Say
Bethpage Teen Made Sexual Advances Toward Boy, Touched Himself In Front Of Woman, Police Say An 18-year-old who police say touched himself while asking a 70-year-old woman for directions has now been charged with making sexual advances to a 10-year-old boy, according to Nassau County. According to detectives, while walking on Gables Drive in Hicksville in the vicinity of Gables Road, 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, the 10-year-old was approached by an adult white man who was driving a light gray or silver four-door sedan.  The subject, who was described to be in his 20s with blond hair and wearing a black shirt, drew the attention of the boy and made what wa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Drunk Pickup Truck Driver With Child In Car Crashes Into Jeep In Huntington, Police Say Drunk Pickup Truck Driver With Child In Car Crashes Into Jeep In Huntington, Police Say
Drunk Pickup Truck Driver With Child In Car Crashes Into Jeep In Huntington, Police Say The drunk motorist who was driving in a pickup truck with a child aboard crashed into a Jeep, injuring two in Huntington, Suffolk County Police say. Gene Hamid was driving a 1994 Dodge Dakota northbound on Clinton Avenue with his 13-year-old nephew inside when the vehicle crashed into a 2019 Jeep Cherokee traveling eastbound on Gerard Street at approximately 3:50 p.m. Friday, July 5, said police. Two of the four occupants of the Jeep sustained minor injuries, and were transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment. Hamid and his nephew were not injured. Hamid was arrested at the sce…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police: Drunk Motorist Who Failed To Stay In Lane On Hempstead Turnpike Had 1-Year-Old In Car Police: Drunk Motorist Who Failed To Stay In Lane On Hempstead Turnpike Had 1-Year-Old In Car
Police: Drunk Motorist Who Failed To Stay In Lane On Hempstead Turnpike Had 1-Year-Old In Car A 30-year-old man driving drunk who failed to stay in his lane on the Hempstead Turnpike had a toddler aboard, Nassau County Police reported. While on routine patrol around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, July 4, officers observed Jhon Ordonez Mendoza, of Queens, operating a 2005 Dodge Caravan, according to police. The vehicle was traveling westbound on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont and swerved back and forth between lanes without signaling, police said. The officers engaged their emergency lights and initiated a car stop near the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Wellington Road.  Duri…

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by Joe Lombardi
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24-Year-Old Sexually Abused Girl In Elmont, Police Say 24-Year-Old Sexually Abused Girl In Elmont, Police Say
24-Year-Old Sexually Abused Girl In Elmont, Police Say A 24-year-old man has been charged with sexually abusing a girl after entering an apartment in Elmont. The incident happened on Sunday, June 30 at 4:15 a.m., Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, defendant Alex Rivera of Elmont touched the victim inappropriately against her will after entering the apartment. The victim fought with Rivera to get away several times before successfully escaping him and alerting her parents of the intruder, police said.  Once the parents were alerted, Rivera ran away in an unknown direction. On Tuesday, July 2,  at 8:40 a.m. Rivera surr…

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by Joe Lombardi