Correction Officers Discover Blades, Drugs Being Brought Into Yaphank Jail
An inmate being brought into a Long Island jail before going to prison was busted attempting to smuggle drugs and weapons inside, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff.
On Wednesday, May 18, officials said that Holtsville resident William Santiago, age 36, was being booked into the Yaphank Correctional Facility when he was busted with drugs, razor blades, and “lighting materials” while being searched.
A spokesperson from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office said that Santiago initially denied having any contraband, but after a search, he admitted to having hidden multiple small packages in…
Former Hudson Valley Resident, Age 24, Sentenced For Child Porn
A 24-year-old has been sentenced for possessing and receiving child porn, federal authorities announced.
Long Island resident Jacob Delaney, age 24, of Holtsville, was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the FBI on Thursday, May 12.
As part of his guilty plea, Delaney admitted that between about September 2018 and December 12, 2019, as a resident of Ulster County, in the to…
One Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
Updated story: Second Fatality Reported In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left one person dead and another seriously injured on Long Island.
It happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 in Holtsville.
Ryan Walker, age 37, and Robert Kehlenbeck, age 46, were working on a 1989 F-150 pickup truck parked outside of Walker’s residence, located at 5474 Express Drive South, when they were struck by a vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.
The vehicle fled eastbound on Express Drive South, according to police.
Walker was transported via ambul…
