LI Man Involved In High-Speed Chase That Injured Police Officer, Nabbed, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested in connection with a high-speed pursuit that seriously injured a police officer.
On Thursday, April 2, Suffolk County Sheriff's deputies were conducting a narcotics investigation in the Middle Island area when they spotted a man matching the description of a suspect wanted for a high-speed pursuit in Southold and Riverhead on Tuesday, March 31, that badly injured a Riverhead Town police officer, said Suffolk County Sheriff's Chief Michael P. Sharkey.
The suspect, Alfred Cowell, 40, was seen getting into a car, a Kia Telluride, police said. …
Long Island Man Admits To Murder, Racketeering
An associate of the Red Stone Gorilla “set” of the Bloods street gang on Long Island admitted to his role in racketeering, murder, robberies, narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses on the East End.
Terrill Latney, also known as “Motis,” and “Mo,” 39, of Mastic Beach, pleaded guilty in Central Islip federal court to racketeering, including conspiring to distribute narcotics and participating in the murder of Thomas Lacolla on Nov. 17, 2015.
U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that Latney participated in the distribution of crack cocaine, cocaine and heroin in the Riverhead area for near…
IDs Released For 20-Year-Old Killed, Teen Brothers Injured In Fiery Long Island Crash
A 20-year-old area man who was killed and two teenage brothers who were critically injured in a single-vehicle crash have been identified by police.
William Smith, 20, of Mastic, was killed around 8:45 a.m., Friday, Sept. 13, while driving a 1996 Lexus eastbound on Pine Road when he lost control of the vehicle, which struck a tree and caught fire in front of 24 Pine Road, said the Suffolk County Police.
Responding Seventh Precinct Police Officer David Collins, with the assistance of a Good Samaritan, was able to pull brothers, 16-year-old Rasin Jackson, and 15-year-old Zameer Jackson, both …
Suspect Nabbed In Miller Place Bank Robbery
A man wanted for an alleged bank robbery at a busy Long Island shopping center has been arrested by police.
Raymond Peruggi, 29, was nabbed around 8:55 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19, in Mastic Beach for allegedly robbing the Miller Place Chase Bank, on Route 25A, earlier in the month, Suffolk County Police said.
Peruggi, address unknown, was arrested following an investigation into the Monday, Aug. 12 robbery of the Chase Bank in the shopping center anchored by Stop & Shop.
During the robbery, Peruggi displayed a note demanding cash to an employee, Suffolk County Police said. The teller c…
ID Released For Motorcyclist Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Suffolk County
A 26-year-old Suffolk County motorcyclist killed during a two-vehicle crash on Route 25A in Ridge has been identified.
Kodi Zwolinski, of Ridge, was driving a Suzuki motorcycle eastbound on Route 25A, just east of the William Floyd Parkway, when his motorcycle rear-ended a 2001 Ford pickup driven by Marie Panhorst at approximately 12:20 p.m., Thursday, May 16, said the Suffolk County Police.
Zwolinski was transported by Ridge Fire Department Rescue to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Panhorst, 54, of Mastic Beach, was uninjured. Both vehicl…
