Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Girl Killed In Long Island Crash Involving Impaired Teen Driver, Police Say 4-Year-Old Girl Killed In Long Island Crash Involving Impaired Teen Driver, Police Say
4-Year-Old Girl Killed In Long Island Crash Involving Impaired Teen Driver, Police Say A 4-year-old girl was killed overnight in a crash on Long Island involving an impaired teenage driver, police said. The crash occurred around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, in Brentwood, Suffolk County Police said. Christian Yanes, 19, of Brentwood, was driving a 2018 Honda Civic northbound on Fulton Street when the vehicle struck Roussy A. Cabrera Fuentes in the roadway in front of her home at approximately, police said. Cabrera Fuentes was transported via Brentwood Legion Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead. Yanes was charged with drivin…

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by Joe Lombardi
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Charges Upgraded In Unlicensed Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman Outside AC Charges Upgraded In Unlicensed Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman Outside AC
Charges Upgraded In Unlicensed Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman Outside AC Authorities upgraded charges against an unlicensed driver who they said fled a crash that killed a 48-year-old woman outside Atlantic City earlier this week. Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said his office charged Keneet Camacho, 38, of Absecon with aggravated manslaughter for the death of local resident Janel Bembry in the three-vehicle crash Monday on Wrangleboro Road. They also charged the Peruvian national with assault by auto for seriously injuring another driver, the prosecutor said. Detectives served Camacho with the upgraded charges at the Atlantic County Justice Facility…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Absecon Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Head-On Hit-Run Crash Absecon Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Head-On Hit-Run Crash
Absecon Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Head-On Hit-Run Crash Police arrested a 38-year-old Absecon man who they said fled the scene of a crash Monday that killed one person and seriously injured another.  Keneet Camacho remained held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility, charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, driving while impaired and driving while unlicensed in connection with the 8 a.m. crash on Wrangleboro Road, Galloway police said.  He also received several traffic summonses, they said. The crash killed Janel Bembry, 48, of Galloway, who was pronounced dead at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center in Atla…

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by Jon Craig
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Man Busted With Heroin Passed Out In Roadway Nabbed Again - This Time In Parking Lot Police: Man Busted With Heroin Passed Out In Roadway Nabbed Again - This Time In Parking Lot
Police: Man Busted With Heroin Passed Out In Roadway Nabbed Again - This Time In Parking Lot A 29-year-old area man who was busted with 50 folds of heroin last week after officers found him passed out in a running vehicle, has been nabbed again, this time in a parking lot. David R. Mencke, 29, of the Town of Saugerties, was arrested around 2:20 p.m., on Sunday, April 19 for alleged possession of heroin after officers responded to a complaint of a person slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle in the parking lot at Simmons Plaza, said Town of Saugerties Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. See earlier story: Man Found Passed Out In Vehicle In Middle Of Road Busted With…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Pickup Truck Driver Charged With DWAI After Crashing Into Police Vehicle Long Island Pickup Truck Driver Charged With DWAI After Crashing Into Police Vehicle
Long Island Pickup Truck Driver Charged With Dwai After Crashing Into Police Vehicle A pickup truck driver was allegedly under the influence of drugs when he struck a police cruiser on Long Island, sending an officer to the hospital, police said. Suffolk County resident Robert Haff, Jr., of Oakdale, was driving a 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 truck north on Nicolls Road approximately a half-mile north of the Long Island Expressway in Holtsville at approximately 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, when he rear-ended a marked police vehicle. The officer was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and Half was arrested for allegedly driving while imp…

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by Zak Failla
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man An alert has been issued for a man who has been wanted in the area since 2014. The Town of Newburgh Police Department is attempting to locate 48-year-old Efrain Fernandez-Reyes, who was arrested in November 2014 and charged for allegedly driving while impaired. Following his arrest, Fernandez-Reyes later failed to appear in court, and a warrant was issued for his arrest by the court. Police described Fernandez-Reyes as 5-foot-6 weighing approximately 180 pounds with no hair and brown eyes. Investigators said that anyone who comes into contact with him “should not take any police-action you…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Stopped For Speeding Charged With DWAI After Nearly Crashing Into Suffolk Sheriff Cruiser Woman Stopped For Speeding Charged With DWAI After Nearly Crashing Into Suffolk Sheriff Cruiser
Woman Stopped For Speeding Charged With Dwai After Nearly Crashing Into Suffolk Sheriff Cruiser A woman allegedly driving under the influence of drugs nearly struck a Suffolk County Sheriff’s cruiser on the Long Island Expressway while going more than 30 mph over the posted speed limit. Suffolk County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Merrick resident Joanne Geraci, 36, at approximately 1:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, after she was stopped for driving 88 mph on the LIE in a posted 55 mph zone. Deputies said that she was pulled over for speeding, but also failed to make a lane change and nearly struck a Sheriff’s Department cruiser. According to investigators, Geraci “demonstrated clues wh…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Long Island Woman Involved In Crash Had Two Kids In Car, Police Say Drunk Long Island Woman Involved In Crash Had Two Kids In Car, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Woman Involved In Crash Had Two Kids In Car, Police Say A Long Island woman has been charged under Leandra’s Law after her involvement in a crash with two children in the vehicle, police say. Suffolk County Police say Heather Sload, 40, of Middle Island was driving a 2018 Toyota Camry westbound on Route 25 in Coram when she crashed into a tree on Thursday, Nov. 21 around 12:20 p.m. Two children in the vehicle, an 8-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl, were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of minor injuries and released to the custody of a family member, police say. Sload was charged with aggravated driving while abili…

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by Valerie Musson
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man, 20, Charged With DWAI After Running Red Light, Sheriff Says Long Island Man, 20, Charged With DWAI After Running Red Light, Sheriff Says
Long Island Man, 20, Charged With Dwai After Running Red Light, Sheriff Says A 20-year-old man who was stopped after he ran through a red light in Brookhaven was allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs, the Suffolk County Sheriff announced. Nesconset resident Robert Marron was stopped by Sheriff’s Deputies was stopped on Middle Country Road at approximately 1:24 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24 when he sped through a red light. According to deputies, during the subsequent stop, Marron “demonstrated clues while performing standardized field sobriety tests indicating he was impaired.” He was also found to be in the possession of marijuana. Marron was arrested a…

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For DWI/Drugs At Area Gas Station Man Nabbed For DWI/Drugs At Area Gas Station
Man Nabbed For DWI/Drugs At Area Gas Station A 64-year-old man was arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs at an Orangeburg gas station. Ralph Gibbons, of Blauvelt, was arrested around 12:38 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, after Orangetown Police responded to the Shell Service Station at 75 Dutch Hill Road in Orangeburg, for a report of an intoxicated driver, said Orangetown Police Sgt. Joseph Sullivan. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Gibbons standing beside a white 2017 Nissan Sentra. While talking with Gibbons, officers determined that he had allegedly driven the vehicle while intoxicated by …

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by Kathy Reakes
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Faces DWI Charge After Parking Lot Stop Westchester Man Faces DWI Charge After Parking Lot Stop
Westchester Man Faces DWI Charge After Parking Lot Stop A Northern Westchester man allegedly driving under the influence with a beer can in his car was taken into Westchester County Police custody by police custody during a traffic stop in an area, investigators said. Mount Kisco resident Ishiah Jacoby, 61, was stopped in the Blackeby parking lot at approximately 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, after he was seen driving erratically through a stop sign, a Westchester County Police spokesman said.  Jacoby was driving while impaired and blew through a stop sign, said police. During the subsequent traffic stop, it was determined that Jacoby had an …

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
News
Ex-Real Estate Mogul ID'd As Hamptons Driver High On Drugs In Crash Injuring Mom, Child Ex-Real Estate Mogul ID'd As Hamptons Driver High On Drugs In Crash Injuring Mom, Child
Ex-Real Estate Mogul ID'd As Hamptons Driver High On Drugs In Crash Injuring Mom, Child The man allegedly high on drugs who crashed into a vehicle, injuring a 31-year-old woman and her 3-year-old son, has been identified as a former power real estate broker. Police responded to the crash around 11:23 a.m., Tuesday, July 23, at the intersection of Newlight Lane on Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton, said Southampton Town Police Sgt. M.P. Joyce. According to police, Erica Beremeo Palacios, 31, was driving a 2008 Nissan Altima north on Newlight Lane she entered the intersection and collided with an eastbound 2019 Ford F150. The F150 was being driven by the former broker,…

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by Kathy Reakes