150-Car Uniondale Street Takeover Busted By Cops, Six Arrested, 100 Summons Handed Out: Police
Six people were arrested, 22 vehicles were impounded, and about 100 summons issued following a rowdy street takeover on Long Island on Tuesday night, Aug. 18, police said.
Cops spotted about 150 cars at a “disorderly” meetup near Mitchel Field in Uniondale around 10 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
The initial officers called for backup, resulting in law enforcement swarming the scene and conducting dozens of traffic stops, according to police. While many of the stops ended with cars being impounded and summons being handed out, two led to felony charges, authorities said.
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Brentwood Father Of Two Shattered Leg In LI Car Crash That Killed Co-Worker, Family Says
A Long Island construction worker and father of two had his leg shattered by a drugged driver earlier this month, according to his family.
Jose Gonzalez Colindres, 33, of Brentwood, was one of three workers injured in the wreck Monday, Aug. 10 on Townline Road in Nesconset, according to police.
“Jose suffered a severely shattered leg and had to undergo surgery,” his brother Lucero Martinez wrote in a GoFundMe launched Tuesday, Aug. 18. “He is in a great deal of pain and has a long road to recovery ahead of him in which he will not be able to work.”
Thomas Lobianco, 26, of Lake Ronkonoma, w…
Bellport Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities
A Long Island woman has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a teen girl in exchange for crack, authorities said.
Jacquelyn Comiskey, 54, of Bellport, admitted to sex trafficking a child, promoting prostitution, and child endangerment at a hearing Wednesday, Aug. 19, Newsday reported. She is expected to get 12 years in prison at her sentencing hearing on Oct. 1.
Comiskey was one of dozens of people involved in the sex trafficking and abuse of a 14-year-old girl in December 2024 into January 2025, when the victim was missing for 25 days, according to authorities.
The girl was found Jan. 3, 202…
Tiny Car Defect Lands Brooklyn Men In Big Trouble In Five Towns: Police
Two Brooklyn men were arrested while traveling through Long Island early Wednesday, Aug. 19, police said.
Boubacar Sy, 41, and Darnell Williams, 42, were busted with an illegal weapon on the Nassau Expressway in Inwood around 1 a.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Sy was behind the wheel of a black 2014 Toyota Camry traveling southbound when cops spotted a defective license plate lamp and pulled the vehicle over, authorities said.
Investigators then recovered a loaded SCCY CPX-2 9mm handgun inside the vehicle, according to police. Sy and Williams, in the passenger’s se…