Alert Issued For Missing 50-Year-Old Long Island Woman Alert Issued For Missing 50-Year-Old Long Island Woman
Alert Issued For Missing 50-Year-Old Long Island Woman A 50-year-old Long Island woman has gone missing and authorities are asking the public's help in locating her. A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Bellport woman who suffers from mental illness, Suffolk County Police said. Periscilla Moore, of Bellport, went missing from her home on Foxglove Circle on Thursday, March 5 at approximately 11 p.m., police said. She is 5-foot-3 and weighs approximately 260 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black stretch skirt, black coat with fur in the neck area, gray sneakers, and a red tote bag. Anyone with information on Moore’s location is…
Woman Drove Drunk With Three Children In SUV At Long Island Shopping Center, Police Say Woman Drove Drunk With Three Children In SUV At Long Island Shopping Center, Police Say
Woman Drove Drunk With Three Children In SUV At Long Island Shopping Center, Police Say A woman drove drunk at a busy Long Island shopping center with three children in the SUV, police said. It happened Saturday, Feb. 2 just before 9 p.m. in Lindenhurst, Suffolk County Police said. First Precinct officers observed a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe driving erratically in the parking lot of Applebee’s Grill & Bar, located at 600 North Wellwood Ave., and initiated a traffic stop. When officers approached the vehicle, they observed three children, ages 1, 3 and 7, unrestrained in the backseat, according to police. Detectives charged the driver, Sara Caceres-Portillo, 28, of …
Hikers Missing Amid Freezing Temps Located On Long Island With Help Of Drones Hikers Missing Amid Freezing Temps Located On Long Island With Help Of Drones
Hikers Missing Amid Freezing Temps Located On Long Island With Help Of Drones Two Long Island hikers who called for help after becoming lost in freezing temperatures were located with the help of drones. Police in Suffolk County received a call of one of the hikers on Monday, Jan. 20, telling officials they had lost their way while hiking in Sears Bellows County Park in Hampton Bays, said the Southampton Police Department. Police and community response units responded and were met by Suffolk County Park Rangers at the main entrance to the park.  The team of officers realizing the park size and the freezing temperatures would be a factor in the welfare of the hikers…
Man Wanted For Stealing From Long Island Famous Footwear Man Wanted For Stealing From Long Island Famous Footwear
Man Wanted For Stealing From Long Island Famous Footwear Know him? Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man who allegedly stole from a shoe store in Islandia last month. Investigators from the Suffolk County Fourth Precinct Crime Section released a surveillance photo of a man who allegedly walked into Famous Footwear on Vets Highway at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, and walked out with a pair of Nike sneakers without paying. The shoes had an estimated value of approximately $70, police said. Anyone with information regarding the stolen sneakers, or who has information regarding the suspect, ha…
Missing Long Island Man Found Missing Long Island Man Found
Missing Long Island Man Found Update: A 43-year-old Long Island man who went missing a week ago has been found. Tremaine Thomas of Riverhead, who had last been seen Friday, Nov. 8, was located unharmed on Friday, Nov. 15, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Original report: A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Long Island man who police say has not been seen since Friday, Nov. 8. The Southampton Town Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for Tremaine Thomas, 43, of Riverhead, who suffers from depression, officers say. Thomas is described as being 5-foot-10 and approximately 180 pounds, po…
24 Charged In Long Island Drug Ring Bust 24 Charged In Long Island Drug Ring Bust
24 Charged In Long Island Drug Ring Bust Two dozen people were arrested for their roles in an elaborate drug ring operation that operated around the Shinnecock Indian Reservation on Long Island. Prosecutors announced the arrests this week, alleging that members of the operation sold cocaine, marijuana, oxycodone and fentanyl-laced heroin, which has been identified as the cause of five fatal overdoses. In total, it is alleged that the operation net its members more than $1 million a year. The investigation into the drug ring began in earnest in December last year after there was a rise in criminal activity on the reservation, inc…
St. Anthony's School Threat Sends Teen To Police For Help St. Anthony's School Threat Sends Teen To Police For Help
St. Anthony's School Threat Sends Teen To Police For Help A rumor that a teen was going to "shoot up" a high school sent a 16-year-old to the police for help. The Hampton Bays teen went to the Southampton Town Police for help around 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1, and said that he was the subject of social media chatter suggesting he was going to shoot up a high school, said Southampton Police Sgt. Joseph D'Arce. The teen said the chatter said he was going to harm people at St. Anthony's High School in Huntington, D'Arce said. Southampton Town Detective Division and Suffolk County detectives have determined the threat to be non-credible, he adde…
LI Father Arrested For DWI While Coming Home From Son's Soccer Game, Police Say LI Father Arrested For DWI While Coming Home From Son's Soccer Game, Police Say
LI Father Arrested For DWI While Coming Home From Son's Soccer Game, Police Say A Long Island man driving home from an early morning soccer game was taken into custody over the weekend for alleged impaired driving with his 8-year-old son on Sunrise Highway, police said. Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs arrested Mastic resident Daniel Styles, 49, at approximately 11:24 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 after he was pulled over on Sunrise Highway near exit 50. Police said that Styles proceeded to fail multiple Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, and he was arrested for violating the Child Passenger Protection Act (“Leandra’s Law”) when it was determined that he was allegedly drivi…
Central Islip Man Shoots, Critically Injures Half-Brother, Police Say Central Islip Man Shoots, Critically Injures Half-Brother, Police Say
Central Islip Man Shoots, Critically Injures Half-Brother, Police Say A 40-year-old man is in custody after shooting and critically injuring his half-brother during an argument overnight in Central Islip, Suffolk County Police said. Third Precinct officers responded to a 911 report of a man shot on Irving Street at approximately 11:05 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. When officers arrived, they found 31-year-old Daniel Davis in the driveway of the residence with a gunshot wound to his neck, police said.  Davis, of Mastic, was transported via Central Islip-Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore in critical but stable condition. …
Know This SUV? Police Search For Suspect In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Bellport Man Know This SUV? Police Search For Suspect In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Bellport Man
Know This SUV? Police Search For Suspect In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Bellport Man Have you seen it? Police investigators in Suffolk Country have released photos as they attempt to track down a suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run in East Patchogue last month. Bellport resident Alexis Velasquez, 30, was riding his bicycle on Montauk Highway near Gazzola Drive at approximately 4:30 a.m. on April 28 when he was struck by an SUV that proceeded to speed away from the scene. According to police, detectives believe the vehicle that struck Velasquez is a silver 2013 to 2015 Nissan Rogue, which sustained damage to the front passenger side during the crash. The vehicle fled e…