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Coke And Heroin In Stolen Car Land Capital Region Trio In Handcuffs: Police
A Capital Region trio was arrested in a stolen car with cocaine and heroin, police said Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Rick C. Sweet, 38; Leah H. Detroye, 29; and Jadyn S. Flexer, 24, were pulled over around 3 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31 in Clifton Park, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Cops spotted the three suspects in a car that had been reported stolen from Ballston Spa earlier that morning, authorities said. They stopped the car on Vischer Ferry Road in Clifton Park and found more than 500 milligrams of cocaine and a small amount of heroin, according to police.
All three were charged with fifth…
LI Driver, 26, Found Dead Hours After Van Slammed Into Tree And Flipped: Police
A Long Island driver was killed in a one-car crash early Tuesday, Sept. 8, police said.
Matthew Schneider, 26, of Selden, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Express eastbound on Express Drive South near Maple Avenue in Holbrook around 3:10 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Schneider’s vehicle left the road, struck a tree, and overturned, investigators said. However, the wreck wasn’t reported until a passing motorist called 911 around 5:30 a.m., police said.
When officers finally responded to the crash, Schneider was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Schneider’s vehic…
LI Truck Mechanic Killed In Workplace Accident Identified By Police (Updated)
A Long Island trucking worker was identified Thursday, Sept. 10 after being killed in a workplace accident Monday, Sept. 7, authorities said.
Eliseo Colatosti, 66, of Hicksville, was identified as the diseased man, the Nassau County Police Department said in an update.
Colatosti was working on a New York City garbage truck at Gabrielli Truck Sales and Service in Hicksville, according to News 12 Long Island.
The truck backed over Colatosti and killed him just before 3 p.m. Monday, Nassau County police said Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Nassau County police are investigating the incident but said "no c…
