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Drunk Driver On 3 Tires Barrels Past Road Closure, Nearly Hits Cop On Southern State: Police
A Long Island man is facing drunk driving charges after speeding through a road closure on the Southern State Parkway and narrowly missing a state investigator, police said.
Kenneth Salgado, 31, of Bethpage, was driving westbound near Exit 37 in Babylon when he blew past a DOT road closure set up for an unrelated incident at around 8 p.m. Saturday, Mach 8, New York State Police said.
Salgado, who was driving on only three tires, ignored barricades and sped through the closure, prompting a trooper to initiate a pursuit, police said.
At one point, Salgado came dangerously close to striking …
Roosevelt Man Arrested After Counterfeit Cash Chase Shuts Down Busy NJ Highway
A police chase that spilled onto Route 4 in Paramus brought traffic to a halt Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 25 as officers pursued a suspect tied to a counterfeit cash scheme, authorities said.
The incident unfolded around 4:30 p.m. when Paramus and River Edge police began pursuing men later identified as Corey Jones, 29, of Roosevelt, NY, and Isaiah Corbin, 46, of Queens, NY, in connection with fake U.S. currency being used at the Bergen Town Center, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said.
The River Edge Police Department had alerted Paramus officers to a 2019 white Chrysler Pacifica suspecte…
Caught On Video: Suspect Admits Shooting 31-Year-Old To Death Outside Long Island Restaurant
Nearly two years after a man was shot to death outside of a Long Island restaurant, the victim’s killer has confessed.
Ismael Rodriguez-Rosado, age 29, of East Islip, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, June 5, in the death of 31-year-old German Ariel Montes De Oca Ramirez in August 2021.
According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the two got into an altercation outside of the Mi Nueva Encanto Restaurant, located in Central Islip on Carleton Avenue, at around 1 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2021.
Earlier Report: Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shoo…
Man Steals Over $6K From Gas Station, Then Drives Wrong Way On Road, Fights Cops In Westchester
A Long Island man faces grand larceny charges after robbing a gas station before leading authorities on a multi-county chase and fighting officers in Westchester, police said.
The incident began on Wednesday, March 1, around 5:15 a.m., when sheriff's deputies in Putnam County were sent to a Gulf gas station in Southeast at 1565 Route 22 for an armed robbery, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
After arriving, deputies found that the suspect had already fled the gas station. After some investigation, deputies determined that the suspect had entered the store, pointed…
Long Island Man Rams Police Car, Injures Officer During Arrest For Fatal Overdose, Police Say
A Long Island man charged in connection with a fatal overdose attempted to escape capture by ramming police vehicles and injuring an officer.
West Babylon resident Javonne Mimms, age 30, was arrested in Lindenhurst on Wednesday, May 18 in connection with the Sunday, April 10 fatal overdose in Merrick.
According to Nassau County detectives, during the investigation at the Best Western Hotel located at 5080 Sunrise Highway, in Massapequa Park, Mimms intentionally struck a Nassau County Police vehicle with a 2018 white BMW, causing a detective to suffer a back injury.
He …
