Driver Charged In Deadly New Year's Pedestrian Crash In Plainview, Cops Say
A 39-year-old Queens, NY woman has been charged in connection with a crash that claimed the life of a 38-year-old pedestrian on Long Island on New Year's, authorities said.
Veronica Marmol, of College Point, was behind the wheel of a 2018 Jeep Wrangler heading east when she struck the man on Old Country Road near Floral Avenue in Plainview, just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, Nassau County police said.
Marmol did not stop and continued heading east, leaving the victim seriously injured at the scene, according to police. A Nassau County Police medic pronounced the man dead on site.
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Officer Injured By Westbury Man Fleeing DWI Crash: Police
A Westbury man was arrested after fleeing a DWI crash that left a responding officer injured, police announced on Saturday, Dec. 14.
Wilmer Escobar, 30, of Catherine Street, struck two unoccupied, parked cars with his black Infiniti near Prospect and Brooklyn Avenues before fleeing on foot at 1:10 p.m., according to police.
Officers tracked Escobar to Catherine Street, where he resisted arrest, causing an officer to sustain hip and back injuries, authorities said. The officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Escobar was charged with Assault 2nd Degree, Resisting Arrest, DWI, an…
Masked Trio, Including Pair Of Teens, Nabbed In Woodsburgh Burglary Attempt
Three masked suspects, including two teenage boys, were arrested after allegedly attempting to break into a home on Long Island.
The incident occurred at 2:55 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, on Ivy Hill Road in Woodsburgh.
According to Nassau County Police investigators, four masked individuals tried multiple times to illegally enter the residence, using a crowbar to pry open a rear entrance.
Although they caused significant damage to the property, the group triggered the home’s alarm system and fled on foot.
Police quickly responded, setting up a perimeter and deploying K9 units.&nbs…
Suspect In US Illegally Nabbed For Hempstead, Valley Stream Gas Station Robberies, Police Say
A suspect in the United States illegally has been apprehended in connection to a pair of gas station Accused Killer Of 15-Year-Old Northern Westchester Boy In US Illegally, ICE Saysrobberies on Long Island.
The Nassau County Police Major Case Bureau arrested Christian Antonio Sepulveda Silva, age 43, of Elmont, on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Detectives say he was responsible for the following robberies:
Sepulveda Silva entered the Bolla Mart Gas Station located at 380 Peninsula Boulevard in Hempstead on Sunday, July 28, at around 11:40 p.m., approached a male employee, demanding money and cla…
Westbury Man Raped 5-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
A Long Island man is accused of sexually abusing a young girl.
Wilson Castillo Diaz, age 26, of Westbury, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 22, following an investigation by the Nassau County Police Department’s Special Victims Squad. The case was publicized Friday, Nov. 1.
According to police, Diaz raped a 5-year-old girl in Westbury on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Authorities did not elaborate on the nature of his relationship to the child.
The victim was taken to a hospital and evaluated following the alleged attack.
Speaking at a press conference, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said …
Levittown Man Accused Of Stalking Girl
A Long Island man has been accused of stalking a teenager after what police say were multiple incidents that occurred between Friday, Oct. 4, and Friday, Oct. 11.
The suspect followed a 16-year-old girl while operating a 2013 gray Nissan Rogue in Levittown as she was walking home from school on Wantagh Avenue in the vicinity of Old Jerusalem Avenue, according to Nassau County Police.
The man charged, Justin Sullivan, age 26, a resident of Levittown, drove past the victim numerous times on five different days and would wave at her while laughing, said police.
On Thursday, Oct. 10, Sull…
