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DA SINI & DA’S HEROIN TASK FORCE: RONKONKOMA COUPLE INDICTED FOR AN ALLEGED MAJOR CRACK & POWDER COCAINE TRAFFICKING OPERATION

September 16, 2021 2:46 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini and the District Attorney’s Heroin Task Force today announced the indictment of a Ronkonkoma couple for an alleged major crack cocaine and powder cocaine trafficking operation on Long Island.

“These defendants are each charged with a top count of Operating as a Major Trafficker, which is a serious charge […]

Man Arrested for DWI after Motor Vehicle Crash with Serious Injuries Pulaski/Depot Road, Huntington Station

September 15, 2021 4:36 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested a man for driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured him on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 7:21 p.m.
Robert Beegel was driving a 2013 Jeep Wrangler westbound on Pulaski Road, near Depot Road, when the vehicle was struck head-on by an eastbound 2008 Nissan sedan being driven […]

Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash Westbound Long Island Expressway, West of Exit 51, Dix Hills

September 12, 2021 4:33 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that critically injured a motorcyclist this morning of Friday, September 10, 2021 at 6:22 a.m.
Leon Bassene was riding a 2021 Suzuki motorcycle on the westbound Long Island Expressway, just west of exit 51, when he failed to slow for traffic and the motorcycle struck […]

Is Leaving The Scene of an Accident A Crime?

September 6, 2021 4:07 pm Comments Off

Is Leaving The Scene of an Accident A Crime?
Did Town of Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci do such?
Did SCPD not perform their job? Did they follow standard operating procedure to find the driver of a car that cut a telephone pole in half? Why? Maybe the person is lying somewhere dying? Possibly hurt, severely? No mention […]

Dirt Bike Operator Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash, Pulaski/Larkfield Road

September 6, 2021 3:32 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a dirt bike operator in East Northport last night, Saturday, September 4, 2021 at approximately 11:30 p.m..
A male was operating a Honda dirt bike when he went through a traffic light at the intersection of Larkfield Road and Pulaski Road and […]

Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash Northbound New York Avenue, North of East 12th Street, Huntington Station

September 6, 2021 3:26 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Huntington Station early this morning, Sunday, September 5, 2021 at approximately 2:30 a.m..
Ishmael Haughten was driving a 2017 Toyota Highlander northbound on New York Avenue, just north of East 12th Street, when his vehicle struck a male pedestrian who […]

DIX HILLS ATTORNEY, CLIENT INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING $395K FROM FRAUDULENT SALE OF HOUSE

August 28, 2021 3:38 pm Comments Off

Defendants Allegedly Falsified Documents to Sell Property Belonging to Client’s Relatives

Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini today announced the indictment of an attorney and his client for allegedly selling a property belonging to the client’s relatives and stealing $395,000 from the sale of the house.
Jerome Binder, 38, of Patchogue, is charged with Grand Larceny […]

Two Men Arrested for Attempting to Scam Elderly Woman

August 27, 2021 3:14 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested two men in West Babylon for attempting to scam an elderly woman.
An 82-year-old Michigan woman received a call that her grandson had been arrested following a motor vehicle crash and needed bail money. The woman sent $10,000 cash to an address in Brooklyn on August 20, 2021. A man later […]

Ray Tierney Details Timeline of Arrest of Justin K. Smith

August 24, 2021 2:44 pm Comments Off

Ray Tierney Details Timeline of Arrest of Justin K. Smith
Says Current DA Had Numerous Opportunities to Indict Him for Felony Drug Possession, But Failed to Do So

Last week, Suffolk District Attorney Tim Sini held a press conference to congratulate himself for the arrest of Justin Smith and claimed that Mr. Smith bears responsibility in the […]

Who Was In The Town SUV That Cut a Telephone Pole

August 18, 2021 9:26 am Comments Off

It was early in the morning on Monday, August 8, 2021 around 12:45am when a town of Huntington vehicle took out a pole on West Hills Road. See picture below.

Usually when someone hits a pole a field sobriety test is performed. But according to SCPD there was no such test performed because the individual involved in the accident […]