ATV Crash: 26-Year-Old In Critical Condition, Suspect Charged With DWI After Long Island Wreck ATV Crash: 26-Year-Old In Critical Condition, Suspect Charged With DWI After Long Island Wreck
ATV Crash: 26-Year-Old In Critical Condition, Suspect Charged With DWI After Long Island Wreck A Long Island man is facing DWI charges after he allegedly caused an ATV crash that sent a 26-year-old woman to the hospital. The crash happened at around 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10, in Brookhaven, on Bellport Avenue near Louise Avenue. Suffolk County Police said Tayquan Mayodunmore, age 29, of Bellport, was driving the ATV while intoxicated when the vehicle overturned. The crash caused his passenger, Jessilyn Johnson, of Medford, to strike her head on the pavement, police said. She was taken by police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition. Mayodunmore was tak…
36-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Seriously Injured In Crash On Long Island 36-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Seriously Injured In Crash On Long Island
36-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Seriously Injured In Crash On Long Island A 36-year-old man is dead and another driver is hospitalized with serious injuries following a car crash on Long Island. Emergency crews were called at around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, with reports of a two-car crash in Smithtown, on Middle Country Road near Highway Place. Suffolk County Police determined that Michael Bittleman, age 36, of East Northport, was driving a Nissan westbound on Middle Country Road when he crossed into oncoming traffic near Highway Place. He then struck an eastbound Mercedes Benz head-on. Bittleman was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was p…
Home Depot On Long Island Evacuated Over Bomb Threat Home Depot On Long Island Evacuated Over Bomb Threat
Home Depot On Long Island Evacuated Over Bomb Threat A Home Depot store on Long Island was evacuated after someone called in a bomb threat. The incident happened at around 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 5, at the Home Depot store in Riverhead, located on Old Country Road, police confirmed. According to police radio traffic, the suspect told a store manager that there was an explosive device somewhere in the building. Customers and employees were evacuated out of precaution as members of the Riverhead and Suffolk County police departments searched the building using K-9 dogs.  Investigators found no signs of bomb making materials or other susp…
Anti-Semitic Graffiti On Long Island: Police Search For Quartet Responsible Anti-Semitic Graffiti On Long Island: Police Search For Quartet Responsible
Anti-Semitic Graffiti On Long Island: Police Search For Quartet Responsible Police are asking for the community’s assistance in identifying and locating four people who they say were seen leaving anti-Semitic graffiti on a former Long Island college building. The burglars, a group of four males, were first captured on video entering the building of 150 Idle Hour Boulevard in Oakdale (previously home to Dowling College) on Saturday, May 27 at around 11 p.m. Do you recognize these men?Suffolk County Police Department Video footage then captured the group again on Monday, May 29 shortly before 11 p.m. walking through the abandoned building. Suffolk County Poli…
'Devastated': Support Growing For Family Of Long Island Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver 'Devastated': Support Growing For Family Of Long Island Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver
'Devastated': Support Growing For Family Of Long Island Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver As police continue searching for the driver who hit and killed a woman on a busy Long Island roadway, the victim’s family is working to raise enough money to pay for her funeral expenses. Jennifer Bianco, age 42, of Bay Shore, was found dead in a grassy area of Holtsville, along North Ocean Avenue near Fish Road, on Sunday morning, May 21. Suffolk County Police determined that she had been struck several hours earlier by a vehicle that fled the scene. Earlier Report: New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman In Holtsville Investigators asked the public to…
Fake Apartment Listing Scam: Police Search For Long Island Man Responsible Fake Apartment Listing Scam: Police Search For Long Island Man Responsible
Fake Apartment Listing Scam: Police Search For Long Island Man Responsible Police are asking for the community’s help locating and identifying a man who they say stole several thousand dollars from Long Island families by running a fake apartment listing scheme. According to the Suffolk County Police Department, a man put up flyers in a Medford laundromat advertising an apartment for rent located on Sipp Avenue. The man did not own the apartment, police claim, but two families paid the scammer several thousands of dollars on Tuesday, March 14. Detectives believe that the scammer may have been working with another man and woman, and that he drove a dark-colored…
Bank Robbery Update: Police Seeking This Man Who Targeted Long Island Branch Bank Robbery Update: Police Seeking This Man Who Targeted Long Island Branch
Bank Robbery Update: Police Seeking This Man Who Targeted Long Island Branch This story has been updated to include a photo of the suspect. A man is on the run after robbing a Long Island bank. The incident happened just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, in Central Islip, at the Bethpage Federal Credit Union branch located on South Research Place. According to Suffolk County Police, the suspect entered the bank and passed the teller a note demanding cash. The teller complied and the suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. Nobody was injured in the robbery. Police described the man as having dark skin and approximately 5-feet-6-inches tall. He wa…
Suspect At Large After Teen Shot On Long Island Suspect At Large After Teen Shot On Long Island
Suspect At Large After Teen Shot On Long Island A 17-year-old was shot in a late-night shooting on Long Island that injured him and another person, according to authorities. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 28 at approximately 12:10 a.m. in North Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. The two victims, a 17-year-old boy and a male acquaintance, were standing on the corner of Benton Place and Pine Acres Boulevard when the gunshots hit them. The teen was struck two times and needed to be transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. His acquaintance was grazed by a bullet but refused medical att…
New Update: 15-Year-Old Long Island Girl Missing For Several Days Found New Update: 15-Year-Old Long Island Girl Missing For Several Days Found
New Update: 15-Year-Old Long Island Girl Missing For Several Days Found Update: A 15-year-old Long Island girl who was missing for several days has been found. Shyma Dahoui, age 15, had last been seen at around 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, outside her home in the hamlet of Ridge, located on Valley Forge Court, according to Suffolk County Police. On Saturday, May 27, police announced that the teen was located and was unharmed. Original story: Police are seeking tips after a 15-year-old Long Island girl was reported missing. Shyma Dahoui, age 15, was last seen at around 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, outside her home in the hamlet of Ridge, located on Valley Forge Co…
Sobriety Checkpoint: 7 Charged During Overnight Detail In Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint: 7 Charged During Overnight Detail In Patchogue
Sobriety Checkpoint: 7 Charged During Overnight Detail In Patchogue Seven people are facing charges after an overnight sobriety checkpoint at the start of the Memorial Day weekend on Long Island. Authorities conducted the operation in Patchogue at the intersection of Waverly Avenue and North Service Road from around 11:10 p.m. Friday, May 26, until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, May 27.  A total of 523 vehicles went through the checkpoint, Suffolk Couty Police said. One of the motorists, Robert Jimenez, age  43, of Ronkonkoma, was charged with Leandra’s Law, aggravated driving while intoxicated, a felony offense, for having a 13-year-old…
New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Long Island Woman New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Long Island Woman
New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Long Island Woman Authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for a vehicle believed to be connected to a hit-and-run crash on Long Island that left a 42-year-old woman dead. The victim’s body was discovered at around 7:45 a.m. Sunday, May 21, in a grassy area in Holtsville, on the side of North Ocean Avenue, near Fish Road. Suffolk County Police identified the woman as Jennifer Bianco, of Bay Shore. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier Report: Hit-Run Crash: Bay Shore Woman, Age 42, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Holtsville Investigators determined she was struck by a veh…
Seen Them? Pair Of Long Island Teens Go Missing Seen Them? Pair Of Long Island Teens Go Missing
Seen Them? Pair Of Long Island Teens Go Missing Police are investigating the disappearance of two Long Island teenagers who were last seen together. Brittany Villatoro, age 16, and Angelina Smith, age 13, were last seen at around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, May 21, on Stony Brook Road in Stony Brook, according to Suffolk County Police. Villatoro is described as being 5-foot-2-inches and 144 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Smith is 5-foot-5 and 185 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the girls’ whereabouts to contact the Suffolk County Police Department at 631-854-8652 or call 911. Sha…