Selling Alcohol, Tobacco To Minors: Four Long Island Men Nabbed, Police Say
Four people were arrested after undercover investigators allegedly caught them selling alcohol and tobacco to minors.
On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Nassau County Police arrested the following men as part of its “Project 21” initiative:
Mohamad Hasan, age 62 of Elmhurst;
Edward Coughlin, age 39 of Seaford;
Tony Torres Navarro, age 42 of Locust Valley; and
Vikram V. Billa, age 27 of Glen Cove.
The arrests were made using underage agents, officials said.
Hasan is accused of selling tobacco at Star Bazzar Smoke Shop, located in Hicksville at 316 North Broadway.
Coughlin and Navarro both sold…
West Milford PD: Garfield Driver, 19, Whose Car Snapped Pole, Downed Wires Was DWI
A 19-year-old driver from Garfield was intoxicated when her car slammed into a utility pole, slid down an embankment and landed on its side in West Milford, authorities said.
Officers who responded to the reported crash on Westbrook Road near Snake Den Road on Aug. 5 found a snapped utility pole and downed power lines, West Milford police said in a release on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
They also found Jessica Szewczyk next to her blue 2022 Subaru WRX, which landed on its passenger side, according to the release.
Szewczyk “displayed signs of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage,” the r…
