Op-Ed: New York Must Close Drugged-Driving Loopholes

New York’s roads are deadlier than ever. With the legalization of personal use quantities of marijuana and New York’s antiquated impaired driving laws, which have not kept up with new synthetic designer drugs, the problem is getting worse by the day. The drugged driving loopholes Read More …

Dix Hills Soccer Club President Accused of Embezzlement

The president of the Dix Hills Soccer Club was charged Wednesday with embezzling more than $70,000 from the club. District Attorney Ray Tierney said that  Matthew Dickson, 44, of Dix Hills, was indicted for Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, for allegedly embezzling more than Read More …

Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run Gets 2-6 Years

The driver who killed a Huntington Station pedestrian and then fled the scene was sentenced to two to six years in prison, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Tuesday. Kevin Galloway, 53, of Holtsville had pleaded guilty in November to leaving the scene after Read More …

Fort Salonga Urologist, Wife Facing Drug Charges

Jessica Martinis and her husband, Francis, a urologist, were accused Thursday of Criminal Sale of Prescription for a Controlled Substance by a Practitioner and Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, for allegedly prescribing and filling prescriptions for opioids using the names of cast members Read More …

Groups Push for Changes in DWI/Drug Laws

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney led a push Monday against drunk and drugged driving, standing alongside  a host of law enforcement personnel and relatives of people who had been killed in car crashes. The “Deadly Driving Is No Accident” campaign includes a demand for Read More …

Five, Including Station Man, Accused of Trying to Smuggle Fentanyl Into Jail

Five people, including a Huntington Station man, have been indicted on charges that they attempted to smuggle fentanyl into the Suffolk County Jail, District Attorney Ray Tierney and Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. said Thursday. The five people were involved in trying to smuggle fentanyl-infused paperwork Read More …

Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Niece

A  Melville man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing his seven-year-old niece in August. “This defendant violated the innocence of a seven-year-old child to satisfy his own despicable sexual desires,” said District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. “This plea will hold the defendant accountable while sparing Read More …

Huntington Station Teen Pleads Guilty to Murder

A Huntington Station teen has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Wednesday. Ramon Lyons, 16, of Huntington Station pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Luis Cameron Rimmer-Hernandez in 2021. According to court documents and the defendant’s Read More …

Huntington Man Accused of Illegally Collecting Late Mother’s Pension

A Huntington man has been arrested and accused of stealing for continuing to collect his mother’s pension after her death. Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Thursday that  Moses K. Johnson, 63, for allegedly stealing his mother’s public pension payments following her death in Read More …

Man Indicted on Multiple Charges in DWI Fatality

A Huntington Station man was arraigned Tuesday on mutiple charges, including aggravated vehicular manslaughter, in the death of another man in July. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney  announced that Leo Flores-Gracias, 26, of Huntington Station, was indicted for allegedly driving while intoxicated and Read More …

South Huntington Father Pleads Guilty to Raping Daughter

A South Huntington man pleaded guilty Wednesday to raping his daughter, District Attorney Ray Tierney said. The man, who is 45, was not identified to shield the identity of the daughter. Tierney said that the man gave his daughter, 21, an Advil PM pill so Read More …

Man Indicted in Fatal Stabbing on Oakwood Road

The Huntington Station resident accused of stabbing another man to death and wounding the victim’s wife has been indicted, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Wednesday. Candelario Cordova, 53, of Huntington Station, is charged in the death of Roque Cisneros, 58, on Feb. 16. Read More …