Crime & Safety
5 Arrested At Sobriety Checkpoint
Suffolk Police say the overnight checkpoint was conducted as part of an ongoing Labor Day holiday enforcement operation.
Five people were arrested at an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Suffolk County, police said.
Oofficers from the Suffolk County Police Department Highway Patrol Bureau, assisted by officers from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, conducted the checkpoint at the corner of Route 347 and Mount Pleasant Road in Hauppauge from 11:05 p.m. Friday until 2:45 a.m. Saturday.
The checkpoint was conducted as part of an ongoing Labor Day holiday enforcement operation for the prevention of injuries and fatalities associated with driving while ability impaired by alcohol and drugs, police said. A total of 900 vehicles went through the checkpoint.
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The following people were charged with DWI
- Angel Medina, 33, of Nesconset
- Donald Cook, 72, of Lake Grove
- Daniel Heskin, 30, of Port Jefferson Station
The following was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs:
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- Noble Benoit, 30, of Jamaica, Queens
- Travis Trapani, 29, of Smithtown
All of those arrested will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip Saturday.
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