Man Killed During Officer-Involved Shooting On Long Island
Police are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting on Long Island.
The shooting took place around 10:45 p.m., Thursday, May 20 in the area of Bauer Avenue in Manorville after a Suffolk County officer responded to a 911 call reporting a suspicious person on the back seat of a vehicle, said the Suffolk County Police.
Upon arrival, the officer located the vehicle, and the man inside the vehicle, said police.
The officer began talking with the man, and a struggle ensued, according to police, who said the officer fired his gun, striking the man.
The man, whose identity has not be…
Long Island Woman, 20, Charged With DWI After Hitting Bicyclist, Police Say
A 20-year-old Long Island woman was charged with DWI after she allegedly left the roadway and struck a bicyclist before crashing on Easter Day.
Alexis Hubbard, of Greenport, was arrested around 2 p.m., Sunday, April 4, at the scene of the crash on Route 48 near Albertson Lane, in Southhold, said the Southhold Police.
Hubbard was traveling westbound on Route 48 in a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country when she left the roadway striking a bicyclist, she then accelerated forward striking another vehicle before hitting an embankment and overturning, police said.
Hubbard was determined t…
Long Island Driver Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash After Running Red Light, Police Say
A 61-year-old Long Island man was killed in a two-vehicle crash after he allegedly ran a red light.
The crash took place in Calverton around 6:14 a.m., Thursday, April 1.
That's when Leonor Parra-Nunez, of Coram, was driving a 1997 Nissan Maxima northbound on Burman Boulevard when he ran a red light at Route 25, and his vehicle was struck by an eastbound 2010 Chevrolet Equinox in Calverton, said Riverhead Police Det. Michael Schmidt.
The driver of the Chevrolet, identified as Rolando Ajcuc-Chamale, age 33, of Calverton, was treated at the scene and transported to Peconic Bay Medical C…
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Hitting Telephone Pole, Police Say
A Long Island woman was arrested for alleged DWI after losing control of her vehicle and crashing into a telephone pole.
Shanna Nelson, age 39, of Hampton Bays, was arrested around 7:45 p.m., on Wednesday, March 31, after Southampton Town Police responded to a traffic crash, said Sgt. Eric Sickles.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found Nelson still sitting in the driver’s seat of a 2020 Jeep, with the airbags deployed, Sickles said.
A further investigation revealed that Nelson was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, he added.
She was arrested and transport…
