Flock Camera Cut Down At Syosset Intersection, Two Men Arrested: Police
Two men tore down a Flock camera on Long Island on Monday evening, Aug. 31, police said.
Evren Daldal, 23, and Dayton Schell, 22, were in a black Chevrolet when they reached the intersection of Richmond Street and Willis Avenue around 6:30 p.m. and hopped out of the vehicle, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The two men then removed a street pole with a Flock camera attached to it and fled the scene, investigators said. Cops tracked their vehicle to 3rd Street in West Babylon, according to authorities.
Daldal, who lives on the street, and Schell, of Ronkonkoma, were both arrested a…
0.2-bac Hauppauge Driver Sentenced For Crash That Killed Nassau Police Officer: Authorities
A Long Island drunk driver was sentenced Monday, July 20 for a crash that killed a police officer earlier this year, authorities said.
Matthew Smith, 21, got between seven years, four months and 22 years in prison, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Smith’s sentence was negotiated as part of a plea deal in June.
Smith, of Hauppauge, was driving 70 mph in a 30 mph zone when he sped through a red light and slammed into a vehicle driven by Patricia Espinosa around 6 a.m. on Jan. 31, according to authorities.
Espinosa, a 42-year-old Nassau County Police Officer, was on her way…
Teen Escapes Huntington Alley Rape, Climbs Fence To Call 911 As Suspect Searches For Her: DA
A 16-year-old girl escaped an alleged rape, climbed a fence while partially unclothed, and called 911 as the suspect searched for her in New York, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 16.
Antonio Melendez Reyes, 59, was indicted after the attack on New York Avenue on Saturday, June 6, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.
The teen was walking home when Melendez Reyes allegedly approached her and repeatedly asked for her phone number, prosecutors said. After she refused, he allegedly forced her into an alley and sexually assaulted her.
The girl escaped during t…
Drunk Driver Who Killed Grandma In Cutchogue Crash, Fled To Poland Dragged Back To Face Justice
A Long Island resident who killed a woman in a drunken car crash, then fled to Poland to avoid the consequences, has been returned to the U.S., authorities said Tuesday, March 24.
Adam Chrzanowski, 45, arrived in the U.S. on Monday, March 23 to face charges in the death of Elizabeth Post, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said.
Chrzanowski, previously of Riverhead, crossed a double yellow line while trying to pass another vehicle while driving a 2021 Toyota RAV4 eastbound on Main Road through Cutchogue around 6 p.m. on March 6, 2022, investigators said.
His vehicle slammed head-…
