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Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Shirley Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Shirley Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old
Deadly Crash: 'Serial' Drunk Driver Sentenced For Shirley Wreck That Killed 27-Year-Old A 15-time felon with a history of driving drunk will spend more than a decade in prison for causing a DWI crash on Long Island that killed a 27-year-old man. Jordan Randolph, age 43, of Bellport, was sentenced to 12 1/2 to 25 1/2 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Friday, June 16. It followed his jury conviction for aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges in the death of Johnathan Flores Maldonado. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Randolph had been out drinking for hours on Jan. 12, 2020 when he got behind the wheel of a Cadillac ATS while “extremely intoxicated…
100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say 100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say
100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say Police have charged the Holyoke mother of a 16-year-old teenager caught running from police at 110 mph in West Springfield earlier this week. She was in the backseat during the chase.  Kelly LeBlanc, 43, was summoned on charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and contributing to the delinquency of a child, a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said.  LeBlanc was inside the 2012 Nissan Altima with her son when he sped away from police around 6 p.m. Monday, May 8, along the Massachusetts Turnpike, troopers said, topping out at speeds above 100 mph, troopers said. …
Car Crash Into Townsend Home Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted By Leominster Police Car Crash Into Townsend Home Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted By Leominster Police
Car Crash Into Townsend Home Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted By Leominster Police A 46-year-old man from New Hampshire, who was wanted by police in Central Massachusetts, was apprehended after he crashed his car into a home this weekend, according to authorities.  Dennis Legere, of Mason, NH, was arrested and charged after he allegedly fled a traffic stop and crashed into a Townsend home just before 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, Townsend Police Chief James Sartell reports.  The crash came after an officer tried pulling over a gray 2021 Buick Encore, driven by Legere, that was speeding near the Lunenburg line. Police learned that the car had crashed in…
Boston Man Busted For Second Consecutive Arlington Home Improvement Scam Boston Man Busted For Second Consecutive Arlington Home Improvement Scam
Boston Man Busted For Second Consecutive Arlington Home Improvement Scam A 23-year-old man from Boston is facing several charges in connection with a home improvement scam that allegedly targeted an Arlington resident, authorities said. The resident told police that two men, one later identified as Jack Clarke, quoted him $14,500 to repoint his basement on Saturday, Jan. 14, Arlington Police Chief Julie Flaherty reports.  When the men started their work, they allegedly destroyed part of the foundation and convinced the homeowner that it would cost $68,000 to fix it.  The victim wrote multiple checks for a portion of the total amount that were later ca…
Trio Targets Elderly Resident In Arlington Home Improvement Scam: Police Trio Targets Elderly Resident In Arlington Home Improvement Scam: Police
Trio Targets Elderly Resident In Arlington Home Improvement Scam: Police Three men were hit with several charges each for trying to scam an older Arlington resident out of thousands of dollars in a home improvement scam, authorities said.  The resident told police that three men quoted him $200 to fix a small crack on his front steps on Tuesday, Jan. 10, Arlington Police Chief Julie Flaherty reports.  When the man came home a few days later, he found his front steps were ripped out from his home without his permission. The resident was then quoted $6,000 for repairs, Flaherty said.  After writing a check for a portion of the total amount, th…
Cohasset Man Busts Into Police Station With Chainsaw, Endangers Children: Police Cohasset Man Busts Into Police Station With Chainsaw, Endangers Children: Police
Cohasset Man Busts Into Police Station With Chainsaw, Endangers Children: Police A Cohasset man is facing multiple charges for prompting a SWAT response after he broke into the town's police station with a chainsaw and endangered several children, authorities said.  Police got a call from the civilian desk attendant that someone had driven over the police station lawn, hit a tree and then entered the lobby with a chainsaw around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18, Cohasset Police report.  The man, later identified as 35-year-old Brien Buckley, started damaging the lobby and chopping at the security door to break entry into a restricted area, police said.  Posted by Cohas…
Man, Woman Nabbed With Crack, Stolen Credits Cards During Riverhead Stop Man, Woman Nabbed With Crack, Stolen Credits Cards During Riverhead Stop
Man, Woman Nabbed With Crack, Stolen Credits Cards During Riverhead Stop A man and woman are facing a host of charges on Long Island after being busted during a routine traffic stop, police announced. In Riverhead, local police conducted a traffic stop of a driver on Peconic Avenue shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 1, when he committed a vehicle and traffic violation in the area. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that the driver, Bay Shore resident Adam Hunstein, age 33, did not have a valid driver’s license after it was revoked by the Department of Motor Vehicles for undisclosed reasons. Police said that Hunstein was found to be in possessio…
Yonkers Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant Yonkers Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant
Yonkers Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant A 43-year-old man will spend years behind bars after admitting to drinking, doing drugs, driving, crashing through a Westchester storefront, and pinning a mother and her infant under his vehicle. Yonkers resident David Poncurak pleaded guilty in November 2021 to multiple charges after striking a mother and child with his car after crashing through the front window of an area barbershop earlier this year. Earlier story - Man Charged With DWI After Westchester Barbershop Crash Injures Mom, Baby Specifically, Poncurak pleaded guilty to: Aggravated vehicular assault; Driving while intoxicate…
Intoxicated Long Island Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says Intoxicated Long Island Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says
Intoxicated Long Island Woman Nabbed Driving Wrong Way, Sheriff's Office Says A Long Island woman driving the wrong way while intoxicated on the Sunrise Highway was apprehended by authorities overnight. At approximately 11:43 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, while transporting a separate individual arrested for driving while intoxicated, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Deputies passed a driver heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway in Shirley, nearly crashing into the Sheriff’s Office vehicle, said Sgt. Paul Spinella. The deputies immediately radioed for assistance and another deputy unit managed to stop the driver on Sunrise Highway near exit 58, said Sp…
Five Nabbed After Western Mass Narcotics Investigation Five Nabbed After Western Mass Narcotics Investigation
Five Nabbed After Western Mass Narcotics Investigation A monthlong investigation into drug sales in Western Massachusetts led to the arrest of five suspects who are facing a variety of drug and breaking and entering charges, police said. Over the past month, members of the Springfield Police Department Metro Unit and Narcotics Unit have been investigating an apartment on the 0-100 block of Pearl Street for the distribution of narcotics. Early on Saturday, June 26, detectives conducting surveillance of the apartment spotted behavior consistent with drug sales taking place, and shortly before 12 p.m., Springfield resident Isaias Diaz, who is know…
State Police Issue Alert For Long Island Man Who's Been Wanted Seven-Plus Years State Police Issue Alert For Long Island Man Who's Been Wanted Seven-Plus Years
State Police Issue Alert For Long Island Man Who's Been Wanted Seven-Plus Years An alert has been issued for a man who has been wanted by New York State Police investigators for more than seven years following his arrest for alleged impaired driving. Edwin Escobar, 43, is wanted by police in Nassau County following his arrest for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated on Jan. 20, 2014. Escobar - also known as “Carlos Marquez” - failed to appear in court and a warrant for his arrest was issued by New York State Police on March 31, 2014. Anyone with information regarding Escobar’s whereabouts, or who recognizes him, has been asked to conta…
East Orange Man, 28, Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Newark Woman, 43 East Orange Man, 28, Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Newark Woman, 43
East Orange Man, 28, Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Newark Woman, 43 An East Orange man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Newark woman. Peter Andrews, 28, was behind the wheel of a white Acura when he struck Yahaira Marrero-Marcano, 43, of Newark, while she was walking on the 200 block of Central Avenue in East Orange, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Marrero-Marcano was transported to Rutgers University Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 1:06 a.m. on Thursday, April 29, Stephens said alongside East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi. Andrews was charged with knowingly leaving the s…
MA Man Driving Car Allegedly Packed With Drugs, Guns Is Busted After Running Red Light MA Man Driving Car Allegedly Packed With Drugs, Guns Is Busted After Running Red Light
MA Man Driving Car Allegedly Packed With Drugs, Guns Is Busted After Running Red Light A man driving a car allegedly stuffed with guns and drugs was busted after he ran a red light in front of a police officer. On Monday, March 1, around 7 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police Trooper on patrol was stopped at a red light at the intersection of State and Main streets in Springfield when he allegedly observed a black Dodge Charger run a red light. The officer pulled over the vehicle, which was rented. Neither the driver nor the passenger had a license to operate a motor vehicle, police said. A tow truck was requested, as well as backup, and police officers removed the vehicle’s t…
DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say
DWI Driver Found Stopped In Lane With Hazard Lights On In Area, Authorities Say A Dutchess County man was nabbed for DWI after a Putnam County Sheriff's deputy spotted his vehicle stopped in a traffic lane with its hazard lights on. Stuart. W. Young, age 32, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 8:30. a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, when Deputy Kevin Radovich was on patrol on Route 9, in the area of Watergrass Lane in the Town of Philipstown when he spotted a Subaru Outback stopped in the southbound lane with its hazards on, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Radovich pulled behind the vehicle and made contact with Young who was allegedly intoxicated and driving on a rev…
Driver With 10 License Suspensions Cited After Crashing Onto Westchester Lawn Driver With 10 License Suspensions Cited After Crashing Onto Westchester Lawn
Driver With 10 License Suspensions Cited After Crashing Onto Westchester Lawn A man with 10 suspensions on his driver’s license was issued a host of citations after losing control of his car and crashing onto a front lawn in Westchester. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department responded to a Fenimore Road home at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6, where there was a report of a one-vehicle crash involving a driver from out of the area. Upon arrival, officers found Brooklyn resident Jerome Bennett, 33, outside of his car with his Saturn Due stopped on the front lawn of the Fenimore Road residence. Police said that Bennett told officers that he was drivin…
Teens' Attempt To Avoid Police Raises Suspicion; Stolen Vehicle Recovered Teens' Attempt To Avoid Police Raises Suspicion; Stolen Vehicle Recovered
Teens' Attempt To Avoid Police Raises Suspicion; Stolen Vehicle Recovered Four teenagers were arrested early Friday morning after allegedly trying to outrun a police cruiser in a stolen SUV. While stationed on Route 20 at around 2 a.m., a West Springfield police officer allegedly saw an SUV pull an abrupt U-Turn a house or two before passing the cruiser. Suspecting the driver was trying to avoid the police, the officer pursued the vehicle, police said. The West Springfield Police Department had stationed an officer in the Tatham Neighborhood by Poplar Avenue on Route 20 due to a rash of car break-ins and thefts, police said. The officer allegedly chased the sus…
Long Island Woman Arrested Attempting To Visit Inmate With A Suspended Learner's Permit Long Island Woman Arrested Attempting To Visit Inmate With A Suspended Learner's Permit
Long Island Woman Arrested Attempting To Visit Inmate With A Suspended Learner's Permit A Long Island woman attempting to enter the Riverhead County Correctional Facility with an expired New York State learner’s permit on Thanksgiving Day is now facing charges of her own, the Suffolk County Sheriff announced. Suffolk County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Wyandanch resident Kamar Harris, 23, shortly after 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, for third-degree unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and failure to surrender his suspended learner’s permit, when she attempted to visit an inmate at the jail. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Harris was busted as he attempted to enter the Rive…
Long Island Man Caught Driving With 40-Plus License Suspensions, Police Say Long Island Man Caught Driving With 40-Plus License Suspensions, Police Say
Long Island Man Caught Driving With 40-Plus License Suspensions, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged after police say he was caught driving with more than 40 license suspensions. Suffolk County Police observed the driver of a 2007 Nissan Altima traveling southbound on Straight Path at West Booker Avenue in Wyandanch on Friday, Nov. 22 around 11:30 a.m. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt, police say. A traffic stop was initiated, and the driver, identified as Christopher Ragin, 33, of Wyandanch, was found to be driving with a license that had been suspended 41 times, according to police. Ragin was arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated unlic…
Long Island Man Arrested For Driving With 53 License Suspensions Long Island Man Arrested For Driving With 53 License Suspensions
Long Island Man Arrested For Driving With 53 License Suspensions A Long Island man has been charged after police say he was caught driving with 53 license suspensions. Suffolk County Police say they initiated a traffic stop on a 2009 Dodge van traveling westbound on Portion Road near Holbrook Road in Farmingville on Tuesday, Sept. 24 around 8:45 p.m. The stop was initiated after a license plate reader indicated that the owner of the vehicle, identified as Kelsey Blair, 39, of Farmingville, had a suspended license, police say. A full check of Blair’s license revealed a total of 53 suspensions on 11 separate dates, according to police. Blair was arrested…
Man Stopped In BMW Had 71 License Suspensions, Suffolk Police Say Man Stopped In BMW Had 71 License Suspensions, Suffolk Police Say
Man Stopped In BMW Had 71 License Suspensions, Suffolk Police Say The driver of a BMW was arrested after being stopped for a traffic violation in North Amityville, when it was discovered that he had dozens of suspensions on his driver’s license. An officer from the Suffolk County Police Department stopped local resident Terrance Smith near the intersection of Schleigel Boulevard and Great Neck Road for having cracked and illegal tinted windows at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Police said that during the stop, further investigation found that Smith was driving with a license that had been suspended 71 times of 13 different dates. Smith, …
Northern Westchester Man With Suspended License Caught With Ecstasy In Putnam, Sheriff Says Northern Westchester Man With Suspended License Caught With Ecstasy In Putnam, Sheriff Says
Northern Westchester Man With Suspended License Caught With Ecstasy In Putnam, Sheriff Says An 22-year-old Northern Westchester man with a suspended license is facing charges after he was caught with ecstasy in Putnam, according to the Putnam Sheriff. Members of the Putnam Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) say they observed a driver commit a traffic violation in the Town of Putnam Valley on Thursday, July 11. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Paul Andrew Smith, of Ossining, and the passenger, identified as Michelle Rush, 20, of Penfield, were in possession of marijuana, according to NEU members. Smith was also found to be in possess…
Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Suspect Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Suspect
Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Suspect Have you seen him? Investigators from the Ramapo Police Department have issued an alert for 41-year-old Raul Idrovo-Barrera, who is wanted in the area on several charges after allegedly driving while impaired and failing to show up for court appearances. According to police, Idrovo-Barrera is wanted on charges that include driving while intoxicated, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and disobeying a traffic control device. His last known address was in Carteret, New Jersey. Anyone with information regarding Idrovo-Barrera’s whereabouts has been asked to contact police investigators…
Westchester Man Busted By State Police With .21 Percent BAC, Police Say Westchester Man Busted By State Police With .21 Percent BAC, Police Say
Westchester Man Busted By State Police With .21 Percent BAC, Police Say A man driving drunk with a blood-alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit was arrested for his second DWI in Westchester, police said. New York State Police troopers stopped a vehicle on I-287 in Greenburgh shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, when the driver, Elmsford resident Alexander Ramos committed several vehicle and traffic violations. During the subsequent stop, troopers said that Ramos, was found to be intoxicated and he was arrested. At the New York State Police barracks in Tarrytown, a breathalyzer determined that Ramos’ blood alcohol content was .21 percent. Ramos was also …
Woman Caught Speeding Through School Zone Had Suspended License, Yorktown Police Say Woman Caught Speeding Through School Zone Had Suspended License, Yorktown Police Say
Woman Caught Speeding Through School Zone Had Suspended License, Yorktown Police Say A woman who was allegedly caught speeding through a school zone had a suspended license at the time of the incident, according to Yorktown Police. Yorktown Police pulled over 29-year-old Emily Zambrano of Peekskill on Lexington Avenue Thursday, Dec. 20 at around 11:10 a.m.  Zambrano, who was identified via a New York State learner’s permit, was allegedly driving in excess of the posted 15 mph school zone speed limit.  A routine NYSPIN check further revealed that the defendant had allegedly driven a motor vehicle while her license was suspended two times for failing to pay driver’…
Woman Weaving On Northern Westchester Roadway Charged With DWI, Police Say Woman Weaving On Northern Westchester Roadway Charged With DWI, Police Say
Woman Weaving On Northern Westchester Roadway Charged With DWI, Police Say A female motorist who was allegedly slowly weaving in and out of the shoulder of a Yorktown roadway was busted driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit, police said. An officer from the Yorktown Police Department on routine patrol shortly after 2:15 a.m. on Thursday morning stopped Putnam Valley resident Kayla Muniz on Foothill Street, when she was spotted swerving on the road. During the subsequent traffic stop, police said that it was determined that Muniz, 24, was allegedly intoxicated and there was an open container of alcohol inside her vehicle. It is furth…
DWI Congers Man Leaves Scene Of Crash, Police Say DWI Congers Man Leaves Scene Of Crash, Police Say
DWI Congers Man Leaves Scene Of Crash, Police Say Police busted a Rockland County man for his second DWI early on Tuesday morning during a traffic stop in Nyack. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22, officers from the Orangetown Police Department stopped Anthony Vero, 36, on Franklin Street after he was involved in an alleged motor vehicle crash while operating his vehicle while intoxicated. Following a brief investigation into the crash, Vero was arrested and charged with felony counts of driving while intoxicated and first-degree unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He was also cited for a misdemeanor count of operating a motor ve…
Man Faces DWI, Other Charges After Crashing Stolen Vehicle On Route 100 Man Faces DWI, Other Charges After Crashing Stolen Vehicle On Route 100
Man Faces DWI, Other Charges After Crashing Stolen Vehicle On Route 100 A motorist from Peekskill driving a stolen car from Ossining with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit was busted by Yorktown police after rolling over the vehicle on Route 100. The Yorktown Police Department received reports of the crash on Route 100 shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, leading to a joint investigation between their department and the Ossining Police Department, who were investigating reports of the stolen vehicle. Police said that the investigation determined that the driver, Hector Aranda-Sanchez, 24, was driving a car that had been stolen in Ossin…
K-9 Unit Tracks Down Man Caught Fleeing Lexus Crash On Taconic Parkway K-9 Unit Tracks Down Man Caught Fleeing Lexus Crash On Taconic Parkway
K-9 Unit Tracks Down Man Caught Fleeing Lexus Crash On Taconic Parkway A Dutchess County man took a police K-9 Unit on a wild foot chase through the woods after being involved in a crash that landed his Lexus in a ditch off the Taconic State Parkway. A Putnam County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit was dispatched to a stretch of the parkway in East Fishkill shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, following reports of a single-vehicle accident, where the driver fled his 2002 Lexus in a ditch in the northbound lane. Police said that during their investigation, state police troopers spotted a man, later identified as Fishkill resident Mark Anthony Cahill, 30, who was fleei…