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Suffolk County Police today arrested a man and woman for allegedly endangering the safety of a child and for driving while intoxicated in Medford on May 25.

Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a young child walking unaccompanied along Express Drive North, between exits 64 and 65, and two adults unconscious in a 2023 Nissan Pathfinder with the engine running in the same location at approximately 10:45 a.m. Officers located the 7-year-old girl unharmed along the side of the road. Her parents, Victor Dominguez and Inosencia Hernandez- Barranco, were located in the vehicle allegedly intoxicated with the car running.

The child was transported to an area hospital for evaluation.

Dominguez, 37, of 634 Narragansett Ave., North Bellport, was charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger 15 Years Old or Younger (Leandra’s Law), Driving While Intoxicated, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Hernandez-Barranco, 35, of 91 Columbus Ave., Central Islip, was charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Both are being held overnight for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Sixth Squad detectives at 631-854-8652.

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Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a
man in Manorville on May 24.

John Callas was driving a 2011 Ford van northbound on Schultz Road, between Wading River Manor
Road and North Street, when the vehicle swerved off the roadway and struck a boulder at approximately
10:10 p.m.

Callas, 64, of Centereach, was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead where he was
pronounced dead.

The Ford was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with knowledge of the crash
to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.

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The Suffolk County Police Department, assisted by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, arrested four motorists during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Patchogue on May 23.

Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway Patrol Bureau SAFE-T Team conducted a joint sobriety checkpoint operation with Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs at Waverly Plaza from 11 p.m. on May 23 night until 2:30 a.m. on May 24.

Volunteers and staff from MADD also assisted, giving educational information to motorists. The checkpoint was part of a holiday weekend enforcement crackdown targeting alcohol and drug impaired driving. A total of 451 vehicles went through the checkpoint.

The following people were charged with allegedly Driving While Intoxicated:
• Anthony Rivers, 43, of Deer Park
• Emily Gomez, 29, of Mahanoy City, PA
• Amanda Lopinuso, 35, of Smithtown

The following person was charged with allegedly Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs:
• Dennis Banegas, 26, of Medford

The above arrestees will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on May 24.

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The Suffolk County Police Department is advising motorists of a road closure for annual Memorial Day Ronkonkoma Street Fair on Sunday, May 25.

Hosted by the Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce, the Street Fair will be held along Hawkins Avenue from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and feature over 200 vendors with live entertainment, merchandise, food, children’s rides, arts and crafts.

Hawkins Avenue will be closed from Portion Road to Lakewood Road from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Motorists are advised to use alternate routes.

 

 

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Do you recognize this woman? Photo from SCPD

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fifth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who allegedly stole clothing from a Sayville store.

The woman pictured above allegedly stole approximately $185 worth of clothing from Target, located at 5750 Eastbound Sunrise Highway, on April 21 at approximately 2:50 p.m.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

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Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Saint James on May 23.

A woman was crossing southbound on Middle Country Road, near White Avenue, at approximately 6:45 p.m., when she was struck by an eastbound 1999 Toyota Camry, driven by Natalio Osorio-Vargas.

The pedestrian, Anna Lopresti, 63, of Saint James, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Osorio-Vargas, 57, of Centereach, was not injured.

The Toyota was impounded for a safety check.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.

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Update: Edward Johnson, 31, of Deer Park, has been identified as the driver of the Mazda who was killed
in a motor vehicle crash on Commack Road in Dix Hills on May 23.

Below is the original press release:

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man
in Dix Hills on May 23.

A man was driving a 2005 Mazda northbound on Commack Road, north of Euclid Ave., when the
Mazda veered into the southbound lanes and struck a tractor trailer at approximately 9:05 a.m.
The driver of the Mazda was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending
notification of kin. The driver of the tractor trailer, Sergio Mendoza, 60, of Patterson, New Jersey, was
treated and released from Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip.

The tractor trailer was inspected at the scene by officers from the Motor Carrier Safety Section. The
Mazda was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to
call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.

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In response to numerous community complaints, Second Precinct Crime Section officers, in conjunction with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Code Enforcement Inspectors, conducted an investigation into Day Sunshine Spa, located at 704 Walt Whitman Road, and arrested two employees on May 21.

Qiulan Fang, 43, of Flushing, was charged with alleged Unauthorized Practice of a Profession, a Class E felony, Prostitution, a misdemeanor, and Criminal Nuisance 2nd Degree, a misdemeanor.

Pan Pan Yang, 37, of Flushing, was charged with alleged Unauthorized Practice of a Profession, a Class E felony, and Prostitution, a misdemeanor.

The Town of Huntington issued multiple violations to the business. Fang and Yang were both issued Desk Appearance Tickets and are scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date.

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A multivehicle crash involving a Suffolk County police vehicle on May 16 in Farmingville left four people injured, according to a press release.

Responding to a call with its lights and sirens activated, a police vehicle was traveling westbound on Horseblock Road in Farmingville, when a vehicle attempted to turn right at the intersection of Old Medford Avenue and the vehicles crashed on May 16 at 5:08 p.m. The civilian vehicle then crashed into a pole and another vehicle. Debris from the crash struck a fourth vehicle, shattering a window and damaging the hood.

Drivers of all four vehicles were transported to local hospitals for treatment of injuries. Their identities were not released.

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Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a two-vehicle crash that critically
injured a teen in Mastic Beach on May 18.

John Dolezal was driving a 2013 Hyundai southbound on West Riviera Drive when the vehicle struck an
eastbound 2014 Toyota at the intersection of Neighborhood Road at 1:42 a.m. The Hyundai then struck
a tree.

Robert Ball, 18, of Mastic Beach, who was in the rear seat of the Hyundai, was transported to Stony
Brook University Hospital in critical condition. The driver of the Toyota, Cruz Hernandez, 25, of Mastic Beach, who was alone in his vehicle, was treated at and released from a local hospital. Dolezal, 19, of Mastic Beach, and Coby Huggins, 16, of Mastic Beach, the front seat passenger in the Hyundai, were treated for minor injuries.

Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-
8752.