Long Island Man Accused Of Making Anti-Arab Comment, Attempting To Hit Victim With Vehicle
An investigation into a hate crime led to the arrest of a Long Island man who allegedly made anti-Arab comments at two men and attempted to run one over, police announced.
in Lake Grove, shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, it is alleged that Hauppauge resident Peter Domenichello, age 55, was in the parking lot of Smith Haven Plaza when he directed the slur at the two men.
It is alleged that Domenichello then drove his 2017 Honda Civic at one of the men, forcing him to evade the vehicle. When he then got into his own vehicle, police said that Domenichello drove directly at him, but di…
Six Accused Of Selling Heroin, THC At Five Long Island Stores
Six Long Island men were nabbed during a raid for allegedly selling drugs at smoke shops throughout the region.
The arrests took place around 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, during the execution of a search warrants at five Evolve Smoke Shops in Nassau County.
During the search, large quantities of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) were recovered, along with MDMA, heroin and cash, said the Nassau County Police.
The following people were arrested:
Mohamed Elfeky, age 31, of Huntington Station
Hardik Sureshbhai Patel, age 24, of Mineola
Rashmin S. Patel, age 27, of Hauppauge
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Drunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser, Causing Hours-Long Long Island Expressway Closure In Suffolk
A chain-reaction crash involving an allegedly drunk driver caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of the Long Island Expressway.
It happened around 4:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 27 in Hauppauge.
Tracy Smith, age 30, of Huntington Station, was driving a 2021 Volkswagen on the westbound side of the expressway, a half-mile west of exit 55, when his vehicle veered off the road and struck a Highway Patrol Bureau cruiser, with its lights activated, that was parked on the shoulder behind another vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.
The Volkswagen then struck a 2008 Ford, which was in the main t…
Duo Arrested In Nassau County Facing Drug, Weapons Charges, Police Say
Two people are facing drug and weapons charges after an investigation on Long Island.
Suffolk County residents Treshawn Lane, age 25, of Hauppauge, and 20-year-old Shantel Colon, of Middle Island, were arrested on Saturday, Jan. 22, in Farmingdale, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
NCPD said the defendants were arrested following an investigation into the sale of narcotics near the intersection of Main Street and North Front Street.
Further investigation also led to the recovery of a loaded handgun, police said.
NCPD said Lane and Colon were charged with the following:
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