2 Officers Hospitalized After Violent Traffic Stop With Westbury Man: Police
Two police officers were injured and hospitalized after a violent traffic stop on Long Island, authorities announced.
A Westbury man was arrested after officers stopped a gray 2006 Chevrolet Silverado traveling southbound on Roxbury Road near Jericho Turnpike in Jericho at 8:11 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, according to Nassau County police.
The driver, Edwin Zetina, 44, became irate and combative during the stop and refused to exit the vehicle, detectives said. When officers attempted to take him into custody, Zetina violently resisted, resulting in injuries to two officers during the arrest, po…
Gun-Wielding Robbery Spree Ends With LI Man's Arrest: Police
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with three armed robberies at Long Island businesses over a three-day span.
Nehemiah Byers, of Amityville, was taken into custody Tuesday night, Jan. 27, after allegedly robbing businesses in Copiague, Amityville, and Farmingdale while displaying what appeared to be a handgun, Suffolk County Police said.
Byers was arrested on Broadway in Amityville at about 9:48 p.m. Wednesday by First Precinct Anti-Crime officers, shortly after a robbery at a Farmingdale business, police said.
Following an investigation by First Squad detectives, Byers was…
Mahwah Driver Rams Car Stopped By Police On Route 287, Fights Officers During Arrest: Cops
A Mahwah man was arrested after a dangerous series of events unfolded on Route 287 on Friday afternoon, Jan. 2, police said.
At about 12:30 p.m., Mahwah Police Officer Gino Perrelli was conducting a motor vehicle stop on Route 287 north when an unrelated vehicle pulled onto the shoulder ahead of the stop, Capt. Michael Blondin said. As Officer Perrelli approached to see if the driver needed assistance, the driver put the vehicle in reverse and rammed the car that had been stopped by police, police said.
The driver, later identified as Anthony M. Jean, 25, of Mahwah, struck the vehicle …
90 MPH LIE Chase Ends In Stolen Corvette Crash, Foot Pursuit In Ronkonkoma, Police Say
A Farmingville man was arrested after crashing a stolen sports car on the Long Island Expressway and fleeing the scene, police said.
The crash happened around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, on the eastbound LIE near Exit 60 in Ronkonkoma, according to Suffolk County Police.
Highway Patrol officers observed several vehicles traveling eastbound at speeds exceeding 90 mph when they attempted to initiate a traffic stop, police said.
The driver of a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray lost control, left the roadway, and struck a guardrail and sound barrier along the expressway, police said.
He then ra…
Mount Joy Township Man Attacked Officers — Punching, Scratching, And Spitting, Police Say
A Lancaster County man admitted to violently attacking three police officers — punching, scratching, and spitting on them — during an early morning incident outside his Mount Joy Township home earlier this year, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 6.
Thomas J. Hackman, 65, pleaded guilty on Oct. 27 to aggravated assault, three counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer, and resisting arrest, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
The charges stem from a March 24 incident in the 1000 block of Ridge Road, when three Northwest Regional Police officers encountered…
