Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3 Children In Backseat, Crashes Into Tree: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly drove drunk with an adult passenger and three kids in the back, crashing into a tree, police said.
The crash happened just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in Garden City.
According to Nassau County Police, 41-year-old Ruben Gonzalez of Westbury was driving north on Cherry Valley Avenue while he was drunk.
He had a front passenger, a 37-year-old woman, and his three children in the back, ages 4, 9, and 11.
Police said that near the intersection of 10th Street, Gonzalez’s 2023 Cadillac Escalade went off the road and crashed into a t…
4 Found With MDMA, Cocaine, LSD During Long Island Traffic Stop: Police
A traffic stop soon turned into four arrests when a quartet was found to be tossing switch blades and hiding various drugs in their car, police said.
It happened on Friday, Dec. 22 in Atlantic Beach, according to Nassau County Police.
At around 12:30 a.m., police pulled over the quartet’s car, a 2018 Jeep Wrangler, near the intersection of Park Street and Ithaca Avenue for what officers said were multiple traffic violations.
Once they approached the car, they allegedly saw the driver, 25-year-old Valley Stream resident Jessica Cruz, tossing a switchblade while the front passenger, Johna…
Duo Nabbed With Cocaine, Loaded Gun During Long Island Traffic Stop: Police
A traffic stop for speeding soon turned into a frenzy as two men, who were later found to have cocaine and a loaded gun, tried to run, authorities claimed.
The incident happened on Thursday, Nov. 16 in Westbury, according to Nassau County Police.
At around 10 p.m., officers reportedly saw a 2008 Nissan speeding east down Old Country Road.
When the car was pulled over at the intersection of Old Country Road and Kinkel Street, the front seat passenger, 30-year-old Farid Acosta of New Cassel, allegedly fled on foot.
Officers were able to apprehend Acosta, who they say was combative, and f…
