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Deadly nail salon crash: Driver Steven Schwally was more than twice legal limit for intoxication, prosecutor says
The blood-alcohol level of the driver charged with crashing into a Deer Park nail salon and killing four people was more than twice the legal limit, a Suffolk County prosecutor said in court on Friday. Assistant District Attorney Alexander Bopp told Judge Evan S. Tanenbaum during a hearing in Central...
Robert J. Creighton, former Suffolk police commissioner, Smithtown councilman, dies at 86
Robert J. Creighton, a former Suffolk County police commissioner, district attorney’s chief investigator and Smithtown councilman, died Wednesday following a long illness. Colleagues, family and friends remembered Creighton, 86, as a "legendary" figure in Suffolk County law enforcement, who helped investigate the Southwest Sewer District political corruption scandal, led a budget-strapped police department — and after entering politics served in Smithtown Town government.
Hit-Run Driver Charged In Death Of Patchogue Firefighter: DA
Maria Guallpa-Bonilla, age 36, of Bellport, was indicted on a count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in Suffolk County Court Thursday, July 18, in the death of Christopher Hlavaty. The 22-year-old died Monday night, June 10, after his motorcycle was struck by a car in Patchogue,...
Tow Truck Operator Seriously Injured in Collision
A tow truck operator was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when struck by a car while hooking up another vehicle, Suffolk County police said. Justine Ballesteros, 29, of Huntington Station was hooking up a disabled vehicle in front of 65 9th Ave.but was struck when a Read More ...
Tow Truck Operator Seriously Injured in Huntington Station Crash
Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a tow truck operator in Huntington Station this afternoon. Leonel Guillen Avila was driving a 2009 Honda Civic southbound on 9th Ave. when his vehicle struck a tow truck operator who was hooking up a disabled vehicle to a tow truck, owned by Auto Houndz, which was parked on the shoulder in front of 65 9th Ave., at 3:34 p.m.
Wanted for Commack Petit Larceny
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a Commack store in June. A woman allegedly stole approximately $720 worth of Pokémon cards from Target, located at 98...
Brentwood Man Sentenced to 50 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Stabbing His Cousin and Attempting to Kill His Cousin’s Girlfriend
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Wilson Felipe Andrade-Molina, 38, of Brentwood, was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, after a jury found him guilty of Murder in the Second Degree, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the First Degree, for fatally stabbing his cousin at his place of employment and then going to his cousin’s Brentwood home and stabbing the cousin’s girlfriend in front of her 21-year-old son.
Suffolk DA Tierney: Bellport Woman Indicted for Leaving the Scene of a Crash that Killed Volunteer Firefighter
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Maria Guallpa-Bonilla, 36, of Bellport, was indicted for Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting and driving in violation of a license restriction, for allegedly causing the death of Christopher Hlavaty, 22, of East Patchogue, a volunteer firefighter for the Hagerman Fire Department, after a hit and run crash.
New York officials are advocating for fentanyl legislation targeting dealers, new substances
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Officials across the state gathered Wednesday to announce their support for bipartisan legislation that seeks to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic across the state and the nation. Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane was joined by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney and Erie County...
10 Jails In New York With The Most People Locked Up
Some jails in New York State have more people locked up than others. Of course, nobody wants to go to jail, but sometimes things happen. New York collects data on how many people are in the various jails across the state. New York City jail population figures have been reported...
LI man charged with hate crime for crashing vehicle into car of Muslim men in islamophobic road rage incident
A Long Island man was arraigned on Wednesday for hate crime charges after he allegedly told a group of visibly Muslim men that he wanted to kill all Muslims and then drove into their car last month.
Mall Heist: Woman Swipes $235 in Clothing from Spencer’s, Reward Offered for Tips!
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section. officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who stole. merchandise from a Lake Grove store. A woman stole clothing, valued at approximately $235, from Spencer’s, located in the. Smith Haven Mall,...
Wanted for Stony Brook reckless endangerment
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person who allegedly set off fireworks causing damage to a Stony Brook home this month. A person allegedly set off fireworks in the direction of a...
Apparent Drowning Victim Pulled From Great South Bay In Shirley
Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers aboard Marine Mike responded to the Great South Bay at Fire Island National Seashore in Shirley, just west of Smith Point Bridge, at approximately 10:55 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16. They were alerted by a 911 call reporting that a man's body had been...
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