LI Man Who Had Trouble Keeping Foot On Break During Sobriety Checkpoint Charged With DWAI LI Man Who Had Trouble Keeping Foot On Break During Sobriety Checkpoint Charged With DWAI
LI Man Who Had Trouble Keeping Foot On Break During Sobriety Checkpoint Charged With Dwai A man with a previous DWI conviction who was unable to stay at a complete stop at a Suffolk County Sheriff’s sobriety checkpoint was arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Oct. 26, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Riverhead resident Rashawn Lamb, 34, after he drove through a sobriety checkpoint on Sunrise Highway in Southampton. According to the Suffolk County Sheriff, Lamb was repeatedly told to put his car in park, and he had trouble keeping his foot on the break and continued to roll forward while being ordered to stop. Lamb proc…
Long Island Woman Faces Four Charges After Visiting Prison To Bail Out Inmate Long Island Woman Faces Four Charges After Visiting Prison To Bail Out Inmate
Long Island Woman Faces Four Charges After Visiting Prison To Bail Out Inmate A woman seeking to bail an inmate out of the Riverhead Correctional Facility arrested a 50-year-old woman for a host of charges after she was found to be illegally driving a vehicle into the prison. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, North Babylon resident April Beebe attempted to enter the parking lot of the prison to bail out an inmate. While attempting to enter, a computer check of Beebe’s vehicle showed that its registration was suspended for a lack of insurance, and found that her driver’s license had been suspended due to having an uninsured vehicle. According to the Suffolk …
Mahopac Man Caught With Heroin After Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says Mahopac Man Caught With Heroin After Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says
Mahopac Man Caught With Heroin After Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says A Mahopac man has been charged after he was caught with heroin during a traffic stop, according to the Putnam Sheriff. Officers with the Putnam Sheriff’s Department say they initiated a traffic stop after observing a driver commit a violation in the town of Carmel. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Michael Scauzillo, 51, of Mahopac, had a suspended driver’s license and was in possession of a quantity of heroin, the Sheriff says. Scauzillo was placed under arrest and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree aggrav…
Long Island Man Blocking Traffic While Sleeping In Driver’s Seat Charged With DWI, Police Say Long Island Man Blocking Traffic While Sleeping In Driver’s Seat Charged With DWI, Police Say
Long Island Man Blocking Traffic While Sleeping In Driver’s Seat Charged With DWI, Police Say A man asleep behind the wheel on Vets Highway in Holbrook was arrested for alleged impaired driving after he was caught by police blocking traffic on the busy roadway in the middle of the night. Suffolk County Sheriff Deputies arrested Bellport resident Devaunte Maynes, 25, shortly before 3 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, when he was blocking traffic after allegedly falling asleep in the driver’s seat in a left turn lane. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Maynes was asleep at the wheel for multiple cycles of a green turn arrow signals. He proceeded to fail multiple Standardized Field Sobriety …
Man Wanted For Stealing Car, Credits Cards, State Police Say Man Wanted For Stealing Car, Credits Cards, State Police Say
Man Wanted For Stealing Car, Credits Cards, State Police Say Have you seen him? New York State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a man wanted in Putnam County on a host of charges. An alert was issued on Wednesday for Earl Allen, 27, who is wanted on a bench warrant stemming from two different incidents involving a stolen car and credit cards. Police said that Allen is wanted by the New York State Police and the town of Southeast Court following his arrest for possessing a stolen vehicle and credit cards in November 2017. Allen was also arrested in March this year for DWAI, identity theft and possessi…
Wrong-Way Driver Charged With Leaving Scene Of Hutchinson Parkway Crash, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver Charged With Leaving Scene Of Hutchinson Parkway Crash, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver Charged With Leaving Scene Of Hutchinson Parkway Crash, Police Say A 26-year-old man has been arrested for leaving the scene of a crash after driving the wrong way on the Hutchinson River Parkway and crashing into two vehicles. Da-Ved Morgan, of the Bronx, was arrested in connection with the crash that took place around 9:54 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, after driving his vehicle northbound in the southbound lanes of travel collided and smashed into two cars in the vicinity of Weaver Street at the Scarsdale/New Rochelle border, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. "It is not fully clear where the wrong-way vehicle entered the pa…
Passenger From Carmel Found With Heroin In Mahopac Stop, Sheriff Says Passenger From Carmel Found With Heroin In Mahopac Stop, Sheriff Says
Passenger From Carmel Found With Heroin In Mahopac Stop, Sheriff Says A man from Carmel is facing drug charges after being busted with alleged heroin while he was a passenger in a car that was stopped for a violation in Mahopac over the summer, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department announced. Members of the Narcotics Enforcement Unit on patrol in Mahopac stopped Shrub Oak resident Jay Seton, 36, when he was spotted making a traffic violation, prompting a police stop, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office reported on Friday, Sept. 13. During the stop, it was determined that Seton had a suspended driver’s license, and his passenger, Steven Vukaj, 32, was in posse…
Westchester Man Busted For Alleged DWI After Being Spotted Driving Erratically Westchester Man Busted For Alleged DWI After Being Spotted Driving Erratically
Westchester Man Busted For Alleged DWI After Being Spotted Driving Erratically A 30-year-old man from Westchester is facing charges after being found allegedly driving erratically while he was drunk, police said. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were dispatched to canvas the area of Mamaroneck Road and Post Road shortly after 10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, where there were multiple reports of an erratic driver. Upon arrival, officers found a 2004 Nissan Sentra with front end damage unable to stay in its lane on Post Road near the intersection of Gotham Road, prompting a traffic stop. Police said the driver, Ulises Godinez, of Mamaroneck, was ordered to exit…
Five Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Five Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Five Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Eighteen motorists in the Hudson Valley were among 25 arrested by New York State Police troopers. Local residents charged were:  Westchester County On Friday, Sept. 6, State Police from Hawthorne arrested Miriam Regan, 53, of Mount Pleasant, for DWI. She was traveling on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Mount Pleasant, when she was involved in a motor vehicle crash. Investigation revealed she was under the influence of alcohol, and was subsequently arrested. On Saturday, Sept. 7, State Police from Hawthorne arrested Joseph A. Ramos, 35, of Yonkers, for Aggravated DWI. He was traveling …
Unlicensed Long Island Man Drove Drove With Two Kids In Car, Police Say Unlicensed Long Island Man Drove Drove With Two Kids In Car, Police Say
Unlicensed Long Island Man Drove Drove With Two Kids In Car, Police Say An unlicensed motorist is facing a host of charges after police say he drove drunk with two children in the car on Long Island. The traffic stop happened on Monday, Sept. 2 at 2:40 a.m. in Uniondale, the Nassau County Police Department said. According to police, while on routine patrol, officers observed James St. Clair, 40, of Uniondale, operating a 1996 Honda Accord traveling southbound on Brookside Avenue, fail to signal at the intersection of Pine Street, police said.  The officers then activated their emergency lights and conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law stop. During the …
Long Island Woman In Stolen Vehicle Caught With Loaded Gun, Police Say Long Island Woman In Stolen Vehicle Caught With Loaded Gun, Police Say
Long Island Woman In Stolen Vehicle Caught With Loaded Gun, Police Say A traffic stop resulted in the discovery of a woman driving a stolen car with a loaded gun on Long Island, police said. It happened on Friday, Aug. 23 just after 9:30 p.m. in Roslyn. According to Nassau County Police, Danisha Patterson, 27, of Elmont, was observed by officers operating a 2016 white Nissan Maxima. The vehicle moved from a lane unsafely and officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law stop on Old Northern Boulevard, police said. Patterson was unable to produce a valid driver’s license and an investigation was conducted leading to her arre…
Alert Issued For Long Island Man Wanted Since 2006 Alert Issued For Long Island Man Wanted Since 2006
Alert Issued For Long Island Man Wanted Since 2006 New York State Police investigators in East Meadow are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man who has been wanted since 2006. An alert has been issued for Wesley Harvey, who is wanted after being arrested for DWAI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle dating back to an incident on Oct. 6, 2006. Police said that a bench warrant was issued for Harvey on Oct. 20, 2006, after he failed to pay a fine. Harvey, 43, has been described as a 5-foot-11 African American weighing approximately 185 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information regarding his w…