Drunk LI Driver Smashes Into 21-Year-Old, Closes Dix Hills Road For Hours: Cops Drunk LI Driver Smashes Into 21-Year-Old, Closes Dix Hills Road For Hours: Cops Drunk LI Driver Smashes Into 21-Year-Old, Closes Dix Hills Road For Hours: Cops
Drunk LI Driver Smashes Into 21-Year-Old, Closes Dix Hills Road For Hours: Cops A Long Island man was driving drunk when he seriously injured a young man on Jericho Turnpike early Friday, April 3, hospitalizing the other driver and closing the road for nearly eight hours, police said. Wesley Sitar, a 45-year-old Nesconset man, slammed into a 21-year-old Oakdale man at a Dix Hills intersection around 2:20 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. The young man was taken to Huntington Hospital with serious injuries from the wreck, while Sitar suffered minor injuries, authorities said. Sitar was traveling eastbound on Jericho Turnpike in a 2016 Dodge Ram as the vi…
Drunk Driver Who Killed Grandma In Cutchogue Crash, Fled To Poland Dragged Back To Face Justice Drunk Driver Who Killed Grandma In Cutchogue Crash, Fled To Poland Dragged Back To Face Justice Drunk Driver Who Killed Grandma In Cutchogue Crash, Fled To Poland Dragged Back To Face Justice
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-…
Guatemalan National Who Stabbed Mother Of His Children In Suffolk County Gets 15-17 Years Guatemalan National Who Stabbed Mother Of His Children In Suffolk County Gets 15-17 Years Guatemalan National Who Stabbed Mother Of His Children In Suffolk County Gets 15-17 Years
Guatemalan National Who Stabbed Mother Of His Children In Suffolk County Gets 15-17 Years A Guatemalan national will spend nearly two decades behind bars after a New York jury found he stabbed the mother of his children while their young kids were nearby. Albaro Chacon, 38, was sentenced Monday, Jan. 5, to 15 to 17 years in prison after a Suffolk County jury convicted him of attempted assault and related charges. The attack occurred on Nov. 16, 2024, when the victim was asleep in a separate bedroom and was jolted awake by her door slamming open, prosecutors said. Chacon entered the room holding a knife and moved toward her, pointing it at her chest while telling her, “you are …
Latest Update: Storm’s Biggest Snow Totals Reported In These CT Spots Latest Update: Storm’s Biggest Snow Totals Reported In These CT Spots Latest Update: Storm’s Biggest Snow Totals Reported In These CT Spots
Latest Update: Storm’s Biggest Snow Totals Reported In These CT Spots Here's a rundown of snowfall accumulation reports compiled by the National Weather Service for the winter storm that arrived Saturday night, Dec. 13, and lasted until Sunday afternoon, Dec. 14. The highest snowfall amount came on Long Island: 8.5 inches in Commack. New York Manhattan Central Park 2.7 in 1 PM 12/14 Official NWS Obs Nassau County FARMINGDALE 8.0 IN 1200 PM 12/14 PUBLIC SSE PLAINEDGE 8.0 IN 1206 PM 12/14 TRAINED SPOTTER WSW UPPER BROOKVILLE 7.9 IN 1100 AM 12/14 PUBLIC WSW ELMONT 7.2 IN 1245 PM 12/14 …
How Safe Is Your Hospital? 11 Long Island Medical Centers Earn Top Grades In New Report How Safe Is Your Hospital? 11 Long Island Medical Centers Earn Top Grades In New Report How Safe Is Your Hospital? 11 Long Island Medical Centers Earn Top Grades In New Report
How Safe Is Your Hospital? 11 Long Island Medical Centers Earn Top Grades In New Report A new report evaluating how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm has given several Long Island facilities top marks. The Leapfrog Group released its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades on Thursday, Nov. 13, rating more than 3,000 hospitals nationwide on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections, and injuries. The nonprofit assigns hospitals a letter grade from A to F and updates the scores twice a year. Ratings focus exclusively on safety issues that harm or kill patients in hospitals, including staffing problems, lapses in infection prevention, medication err…
Baby Stops Breathing After Man Snorts Fentanyl Beside Her In Brentwood, DA Says Baby Stops Breathing After Man Snorts Fentanyl Beside Her In Brentwood, DA Says Baby Stops Breathing After Man Snorts Fentanyl Beside Her In Brentwood, DA Says
Baby Stops Breathing After Man Snorts Fentanyl Beside Her In Brentwood, DA Says A Long Island man is accused of using fentanyl next to an eight-month-old girl who later stopped breathing and needed emergency Narcan to survive. Henry Martinez, 21, of Brentwood, was charged after an infant in his care suffered fentanyl poisoning and required lifesaving treatment, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. The incident happened around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, when Martinez called 911 to report that the child was unresponsive and not breathing. Paramedics found the girl in severe respiratory distress. Her breathing had stopped long enough that her skin had turned blu…
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA A Yaphank woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges for driving drunk and high before a crash that killed 75-year-old Esther Guy and injured her daughter in front of a toddler, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Crash Kills Grandmother, Injures Daughter Melissa Koprowski, 32, admitted she was intoxicated and impaired by marijuana when she caused the deadly head-on collision on Middle Country Road in Middle Island on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at 8:39 p.m., according to prosecutors. Koprowski was behind the wheel of a 2014 Dodge Dura…
Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-End Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip: Police Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-End Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip: Police Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-End Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip: Police
Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-End Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip: Police A motorcyclist was killed after striking the rear of a pickup truck on Sunrise Highway in Islip, Suffolk County police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway, between Exits 45 and 46, at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, according to police. The victim was riding a 2007 Honda motorcycle in the right lane when he moved into the center lane and struck the back of a 2015 Ford F-250 pickup truck, detectives said. The motorcyclist, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the …
Gilgo Beach Murders: Judge Denies DNA Suppression, Severance Requests In Rex Heuermann Case Gilgo Beach Murders: Judge Denies DNA Suppression, Severance Requests In Rex Heuermann Case Gilgo Beach Murders: Judge Denies DNA Suppression, Severance Requests In Rex Heuermann Case
Gilgo Beach Murders: Judge Denies DNA Suppression, Severance Requests In Rex Heuermann Case A Suffolk County judge has denied two key defense motions in the Gilgo Beach murders case against accused serial killer Rex Heuermann, according to court orders filed in September 2025. DNA Suppression Request Rejected Heuermann’s attorneys sought to block nuclear DNA results obtained from California-based Astrea Forensics, arguing the lab lacked a New York Department of Health permit required under Public Health Law § 570. They claimed the evidence was unlawfully processed and unreliable. But Judge Timothy Mazzei ruled on Tuesday, Sept. 22, that Public Health Law restrictions do not apply …
West Islip Man Accused Of Sending Indecent Material To Child In NY, Police Say West Islip Man Accused Of Sending Indecent Material To Child In NY, Police Say West Islip Man Accused Of Sending Indecent Material To Child In NY, Police Say
West Islip Man Accused Of Sending Indecent Material To Child In NY, Police Say A 30-year-old man from Long Island is accused of sending explicit material to a child in Saratoga County, police said. The investigation began on Friday, April 25, when troopers received information that an adult man had inappropriate communications with a victim under 17. The suspect, identified as Suffolk County resident Michael J. Negrillo of West Islip, initiated contact with the child on a social media platform, New York State Police said on Monday, Sept. 22.  According to investigators, Negrillo allegedly sent indecent material of himself and received indecent material from the c…
$2M In Cocaine, Fentanyl Seized From Suffolk County Couple’s Home: DA $2M In Cocaine, Fentanyl Seized From Suffolk County Couple’s Home: DA $2M In Cocaine, Fentanyl Seized From Suffolk County Couple’s Home: DA
$2M In Cocaine, Fentanyl Seized From Suffolk County Couple’s Home: DA A Suffolk County couple is accused of running a massive narcotics operation out of their Holbrook home, prosecutors announced on Monday, Sept. 22. Caleb Moran, 28, and Jessica Medina-Rivas, 28, were indicted for Operating as Major Traffickers and multiple drug charges after selling cocaine to an undercover detective, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said in a release. Investigators launched controlled buys in July and August 2025, where the couple allegedly sold cocaine and fentanyl to an undercover officer. Moran allegedly warned the officer not to sell the fentanyl “pur…
Kittens Thrown From Moving Car In West Babylon; One Killed: Police Kittens Thrown From Moving Car In West Babylon; One Killed: Police Kittens Thrown From Moving Car In West Babylon; One Killed: Police
Kittens Thrown From Moving Car In West Babylon; One Killed: Police Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the District Attorney’s BEAST unit are asking for help to identify the person who threw two kittens from a moving sedan in West Babylon on Friday, Sept. 19, police announced. The kittens were tossed from a car traveling westbound on Montauk Highway near Fleets Point Drive at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, authorities said. One kitten was struck and killed by a passing vehicle, and the other survived after being taken for veterinary care, according to the release. A photo of the surviving kitten was shared by the police. A cash reward is offered for infor…