Traffic Stop Becomes Felony Charge For Drunk Ballston Spa Woman With Child In Car: Police
A Capital Region woman has been arrested for driving drunk with an unrestrained child in her vehicle, police said.
Rebecca L. Hayden, 36, of Ballston Spa, was pulled over on Wednesday, Aug. 5 on Ballston Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York State Police announced Friday, Aug. 14.
Cops found the child, who was under age 16, inside the vehicle, police said. They were turned over to a family member.
Meanwhile, Hayden was arrested and charged with felony DWI under Leandra’s Law, state police said. She was also accused of child endangerment, DWAI, unlicensed operation of a vehicle, and four tra…
Crash, Dash, Cuffs: Riverhead Driver Busted For DWI After Fleeing Wreck, Cops Say
A drunk driver on Long Island fled the scene after striking another vehicle over the weekend, police said.
Antonio Cubulesian, 46, of Hampton Bays, was involved in an accident near Flanders Road and County Road 105 in Riverhead around 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Police tracked down Cubulesian’s vehicle shortly after the incident and arrested him for DWI, authorities said. He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
Two more people were also busted for DWI in the area over the weekend, though neither of them crashed, according to poli…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD
An East Windsor man was arrested and charged following a deadly hit and run pedestrian crash on Sunday, Aug. 9, authorities said.
At 10:59 p.m., officers responded to Route 33 and Probasco Road after a car struck two pedestrian crossing Route 33 at the intersection, East Windsor police said. The driver, Herman J. Santos-Morales, failed to remain at the scene and report the crash, police said.
One pedestrian, a 37-year-old East Windsor man was pronounced dead at Princeton Medical Center while the other pedestrian, a 21-year-old Spotswood resident was critically injured and transported t…
Reckless Driver Busted For DWI: Denville PD
A 32-year-old Haledon woman was arrested and charged with driving drunk in Denville, authorities announced Monday, July 27.
At 11:22 p.m., on Friday, July 24, officers conducted a traffic stop after observing several motor vehicle violations, Denville police said. During the course of the stop, officers determined Krystell Maldonado was driving while intoxicated, police said.
Maldonado was issued summonses for driving while intoxicated, careless driving and reckless driving, police said.
500-Pound Weed Bust Follows Wrong-Way Chase On Saratoga County Highway: Police
A wild police chase that ended in the Capital District uncovered more than 500 pounds of marijuana and led to two arrests, state police said.
Torrey Jackson, 39, and Tori Rushlow, 29, were captured at the end of the chase in Wilton on Thursday, July 16, New York State Police said. They were hit with numerous charges, including attempted aggravated assault on a police officer and first-degree weed possession, and held without bail.
Jackson and Rushlow, both of Massena, were in a vehicle traveling southbound on the Northway through Queensbury when state troopers attempted to pull them over fo…
DWI Driver Tried To Drive With Flat Tire On 4th Of July: Mount Olive PD
A 47-year-old Randolph man spent America's semiquincentennial getting arrested for drunk driving in Mount Olive, authorities said.
On Saturday, July 4, at 11:45 p.m., officers spotted a red Toyota driving on Route 46 with a flat tire, Mount Olive police said. The vehicle was pulled over by My Sweet Cleaners and as officers spoke with the driver, Arkar Lin, they detected the odor and noticed he appeared to be impaired, police said.
Following sobriety testing, Lin was placed under arrest, police said. He was charged with DWI and reckless driving along with numerous other traffic infractions, …
Lloyd Traffic Stop Leads To Big Cocaine Bust, Two Arrested In Hudson Valley: State Police
Two New Yorkers were busted with more than 100 grams of cocaine in the Hudson Valley during a routine traffic stop, police said.
Wiley Faison, 57, and Siarra Bergami, 32, were arrested in Lloyd on Wednesday, July 1, according to New York State Police.
Faison, of Catskill, was driving a 2014 Ram 1500 pickup truck northbound on State Route 9W and committing multiple traffic violations, authorities said. Bergami, of Athens, was a passenger.
When state troopers stopped the vehicle, a police dog sniffed the outside and was alerted to narcotics inside, investigators said. Authorities searched th…
