Good Samaritan Stops Woman Accused In Hit-Run With School Bus In Mastic, Police Say Good Samaritan Stops Woman Accused In Hit-Run With School Bus In Mastic, Police Say Good Samaritan Stops Woman Accused In Hit-Run With School Bus In Mastic, Police Say
Good Samaritan Stops Woman Accused In Hit-Run With School Bus In Mastic, Police Say A Good Samaritan apprehended a woman who allegedly was involved in a hit-and-run with a school bus in Mastic on Friday morning, July 12. Luz Maria Fuentes was driving a 2004 Toyota Siena on Mastic Road, near Mastic Boulevard, when her vehicle allegedly struck the rear of a mini school bus with three children and two adults on board at approximately 7:45 a.m.,  Suffolk County Police said. Fuentes fled and, a short time later, her vehicle struck a trailer that was attached to a pickup truck traveling on Mastic Road and fled, according to police. A Good Samaritan reportedly followed Fuen…
18 Accused Of Running Heroin, Cocaine Distribution Ring Across Western Suffolk County 18 Accused Of Running Heroin, Cocaine Distribution Ring Across Western Suffolk County 18 Accused Of Running Heroin, Cocaine Distribution Ring Across Western Suffolk County
18 Accused Of Running Heroin, Cocaine Distribution Ring Across Western Suffolk County Eighteen suspects on Long Island are facing charges after being indicted for allegedly operating a heroin and cocaine distribution ring in Suffolk County. An investigation was launched by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Suffolk County Police Department in December last year into the alleged trafficking of drugs in western Suffolk County. The investigation determined that Daniel Ayala, of Babylon, along with his co-conspirators, allegedly trafficked “significant quantities of narcotics into Suffolk County, including crack and powder cocaine and heroin." Jason Brewton…
Know Her? Woman Accused Of Stealing From Mastic Store Know Her? Woman Accused Of Stealing From Mastic Store Know Her? Woman Accused Of Stealing From Mastic Store
Know Her? Woman Accused Of Stealing From Mastic Store Seen her? A reward has been issued for information that leads to the arrest of a woman caught on camera stealing from a Suffolk County dollar store earlier this year. The Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct Crime Section investigators have released a surveillance photo of a woman who allegedly stole approximately $60 worth of baby items from Family Dollar on Montauk Highway on April 26 in Mastic. In response, the Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offered a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the woman. Anyone with inform…
Suspect In Mastic Hit-Run Crash At Large Suspect In Mastic Hit-Run Crash At Large Suspect In Mastic Hit-Run Crash At Large
Suspect In Mastic Hit-Run Crash At Large Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers are on the lookout for a man allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash in Mastic. Police say the man, pictured above, was driving a silver 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse without any plates when he struck a 2012 Toyota 4-Runner on Montauk Highway near Sterling Place on Friday, June 7 around 6:52 p.m. The driver of the Mitsubishi fled the scene, heading eastbound on Montauk Highway, according to police. No injuries have been reported. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for…
Four Charged During  State Liquor Authority Inspections Of Suffolk Businesses Four Charged During  State Liquor Authority Inspections Of Suffolk Businesses Four Charged During  State Liquor Authority Inspections Of Suffolk Businesses
Four Charged During State Liquor Authority Inspections Of Suffolk Businesses Four store employees are facing charges following State Liquor Authority inspections in Mastic, Center Moriches and Shirley Friday night, June 21, Suffolk County Police said. The four were all issued field appearance tickets on the following charges: Angela DeCarmine, 40, an employee at Native Land Smoke Shop, 136 Poospatuck Lane, Mastic, for sale of E-Liquid nicotine to a minor. Hector Gunzalez-Cortez, 42, an employee at Tropico Minimarket, 165 Main Street, Suite A, Center Moriches, for unlawfully dealing with a child. Mushtaq Ahmad, 53, an employee of Valero Gas, 620 Montauk Hwy., E…
Father, Son Stranded In Boat On Bellport Bay Rescued Father, Son Stranded In Boat On Bellport Bay Rescued Father, Son Stranded In Boat On Bellport Bay Rescued
Father, Son Stranded In Boat On Bellport Bay Rescued A father and son stranded in a boat on Bellport Bay were rescued by Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers. Jake Laznovsky, 32, of Mastic, and his father, Jim Laznovsky, 62, of Lindenhurst, were operating a 25-foot 1993 Cougar Cat in Bellport Bay the night of Thursday, May 16. Around 6 p.m., they say the craft ran aground inside of the New Inlet. Police say the men contacted a commercial salvage operator who tried and failed to reach the stranded vessel due to shallow waters. The commercial salvage operator then contacted the Marine Bureau around 11 p.m., prompting a response from Ma…