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19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub
David Trent, of Mastic Beach, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 30, in the death of Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Barrera. Prosecutors said Trent – a member of the criminal street organization, “No Fake Love,” or “NFL” – was with several other gang members outside the now-closed Minx nightclub in Farmingville on Dec. 5, 2021, when they got into a confrontation with Barrera and his friends.
Three people arrested on alleged drug and weapon charges
Suffolk County Police arrested three people for allegedly selling cannabis during a compliance check at a business in Huntington on Oct. 2. Following an investigation by Second Precinct Crime Section officers, in conjunction with NYS Office of Cannabis Management Investigators, Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Town of Huntington Building Department, a search warrant was executed at A to Z Smoke Shop & Convenience, located at 581 West Jericho Turnpike, where marijuana, THC marijuana vapes, flavor vape products, an illegal firearm and two stun guns were discovered.
Police find cocaine, narcotics at home less than 1,500 feet from school in Waterford
Oct. 2—WATERFORD — A local man and a Groton woman were arrested Tuesday after police searched the man's home and seized 35 grams of cocaine, narcotics, drug-related packaging, a scale and $506 in cash. According to police, the home, which is less than 1,500 feet from Waterford High School, had been under investigation for months for drug-related activity, leading to the arrests. David Todaro, ...
Police seek man who robbed 7-Eleven in Centereach
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person who robbed a Centereach store in September. A man entered the 7-Eleven, located at 135 Mark Tree Road on September 24 at approximately 11:05 p.m. and used...
Man charged in Norwich murder eligible to post cash bond
Oct. 2—A 23-year-old man held on a $5 million bond and poised to go to trial in the shooting death of a Norwich woman can post bond if his family can come up with the $350,000 to secure his release. New London Superior Court Judge John Newson on Wednesday granted a request by the lawyer for Atlantikh Balidemaj to allow for a 7% cash bail option, as allowed by new state Judicial Branch rules. ...
Suffolk D.A.: Coram man sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing a loaded pistol and 8 oz. of cocaine
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Oct. 2 that David Wilson, 42, of Coram, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty in April to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree. Wilson had been found in possession of a loaded pistol modified to function as a machine gun and several ounces of cocaine.
Riverhead Police Blotter Sept. 22-28, 2024
Riverhead Police reported making 23 arrests between Sunday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 28, including: three DWI arrests, one burglary arrest, one arrest for criminal possession of a controlled substance, eight petit larceny arrests, and three arrests for unspecified town code violations. The incident log issued to the media by...
Stonington man gets two years in hit-and-run death
Oct. 2—Rejecting arguments for a more lenient sentence, a judge in New London on Wednesday sentenced 43-year-old Jonathan K. Olsen to two years in prison for running over and killing a bicyclist in Stonington last year. Olsen struck and killed 69-year-old Gary Piver on the night of March 6, 2023, and left Piver on the roadside of Route 1. Piver, a well-liked custodian at Stonington High ...
Gunman With Zip Ties Forces Way Into Long Island Home, Assaults Resident
Police are asking for help in identifying a man who forced his way into a Long Island home and assaulted a resident.The incident happened in Commack, at a residence on Daisy Lane, at around 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13.Surveillance video shared by Suffolk County Police shows a man wearing a surgical …
New police records-management system affects crime data reporting: Riverhead police chief
The Riverhead Police Department has transitioned to a new records-management system to comply with federal and state changes to how crime data is reported and tracked. The new system complies with the National Incident-Based Reporting System implemented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prior reporting system — the Summary...
Wanted for alleged Farmingville petit larceny
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man who allegedly stole from a Farmingville store in July. A man allegedly attempted to purchase a $1,000 money order from Stop & Shop, located at...
New weapon in fentanyl fight on Long Island identifies drugs more safely
NEW YORK - Suffolk County Police have a new tool in their fight against the fentanyl epidemic: Five new devices that can quickly identify hundreds of illegal drugs in one simple test. The handheld TruNarc device uses a laser and analyzes light waves to quickly identify more than 500 known and emerging narcotics through plastic and packaging. Suffolk County officials say the devices can be a lifesaving gamechanger for first responders who often come upon drugs they have to handle to identify. It can be lifesaving for unconscious victims of overdoses. If the drug can be quickly identified, then treatment, such as Narcan,...
L.I. residents isolated by road collapse in August finally get help
HEAD OF THE HARBOR, N.Y. — A Suffolk County community that was isolated by a road collapse in August's devastating storms and floods finally has relief.An entire block of Head of the Harbor on Suffolk's North Shore has been cut off from the village since the Aug. 18 flood. It took ingenuity and selfless acts to find a solution.Homeowner offers land for temporary emergency roadIn September, neighbors came together with an idea – lend their land and build a temporary emergency road to run through it."It was an old footpath that people used to use to walk to the beach,"...
Suffolk D.A.: Huntington Station man sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison for fatal drunk driving crash
Leo Flores-Gracias Pleaded Guilty in June to Driving While Intoxicated Which Caused a Head-On Collision that Killed His Passenger, Marlon Nunez-Cuellar. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Sept. 30 that Leo Flores-Gracias, 26, of Huntington Station, was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and other related charges, for driving while intoxicated and crashing head-on into another vehicle, killing his own passenger, Marlon Nunez-Cuellar, 25, of Huntington Station.
‘Making history’ in Riverhead: First female police captain is sworn in
Riverhead Town made history today. The Town Board this afternoon appointed the first female police captain in the history of the Riverhead Police Department. Lt. Danielle Willsey was promoted to the rank of captain by Town Board resolution and was sworn into the new position by Riverhead Police Chief Ed Frost.
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