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LI Bartenders Arrested For Serving Alcohol To Underage Agents During Bar Inspection: Police
Two bartenders were arrested at a Huntington restaurant for allegedly serving alcohol to underage police agents, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 2.
The arrests happened during a State Liquor Authority inspection at Finley’s of Greene Street, located at 43 Green Street, around 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1.
Hailey Greathouse, 24, of Holbrook, was charged with two counts of Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 1st Degree, a class-A misdemeanor, and two counts of Prohibited Sale to Person less than 21, an unclassified misdemeanor, police said.
Juan Salamanca Jr., 24, of Huntington St…
Pedestrian Killed, Another Critically Injured In Late-Night Crash On Long Island, Police Say
A Central Islip man was killed and another critically injured when they were struck by a vehicle while walking in the roadway late Saturday night, police said.
Jacinto Santos, 55, and Mauro Zaldivar-Cruz, 38, both of Central Islip, were walking on Wilson Boulevard, just south of St. Johns Street, when they were hit by a 2008 Nissan around 11:59 p.m. on June 28, according to police.
The vehicle was driven by a 26-year-old Central Islip man, who was heading northbound on Wilson Boulevard at the time of the crash, police said.
Santos was taken to South Shore University Hospital, where he was …
Man Killed In Parking Lot, 21-Year-Old Charged With Long Island Murder: Police
A man was found shot dead in a Brentwood parking lot, and a 21-year-old is now charged with his murder, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, June 24.
Alex Reyes, of Brentwood, was arrested late Monday night, accused of killing Alexander Velasquez in a lot at 159 Clarke Street around 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, June 22, according to a police update.
Officers responded to a 911 call about an unresponsive man lying in the parking lot. Velasquez, 46, of Central Islip, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His death was deemed criminal.
Reyes is charged with Murder in the Second Degree…
Legislator Stalked Outside His Long Island Home: Police
A Suffolk County legislator and retired detective was stalked outside his Northport home by a man who repeatedly showed up in a pickup truck to intimidate his family, authorities said.
Joshua Smith, 47, of Kings Park, was arrested on Indian Head Road at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025, according to Suffolk County Police.
Between Sunday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 18, Smith allegedly parked a white 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck in Legislator Robert Trotta’s driveway multiple times and revved the engine, police said. Trotta reported the unsettling activity to police on Wednesday…
Former Student Poses With Fake Rifle At Hauppauge HS, Causing Lockdown: Police
A former student sparked a lockdown at a Long Island high school after taking a selfie with an imitation rifle outside the building, Suffolk County police announced on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
Ericka Rodriguez, 18, of Hauppauge, stood in front of her alma mater, Hauppauge High School at 437 Lincoln Boulevard, and posed for a selfie holding what turned out to be a spring-loaded imitation rifle around 11:20 a.m., police said.
School officials initiated a lockdown after the incident, but no one was injured, according to the release.
Rodriguez was arrested and charged with:
Unlawful Possessio…
