Crime & Safety

Nassau County Police Charge 6 With DWI

See where police say they made arrests for intoxicated driving this week.

NASSAU COUNTY, NY — The Nassau County Police Department reported the following arrests for driving while intoxicated for the week ending Aug. 27.

All charges are merely accusations.

  • Francisco Diaz-Hernandez, 31, of Baldwin, was arrested on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale at 2:22 a.m. on Aug. 21.
  • Jessica Redding, 45, of Stony Brook, was arrested at the Hofstra Student Atrium on Circle Road East in Uniondale at 2:19 a.m. on Aug. 22.
  • Merlin Chinchilla-Saavedra, 43, of Hempstead, was arrested on Grande Avenue in Baldwin at 3:38 a.m. on Aug. 22.
  • Maria E. Buffamante, 44, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Nassau Expressway in Lawrence at 10:10 p.m. on Aug. 22.
  • Juan Parada-Granados, 39, of Levittown, was arrested at the Speedway Gas Station on Hempstead Turnpike in Bethpage at 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 23.
  • Balraj Singh, 35, of Hicksville, was arrested on South Broadway in Hicksville at 12:28 a.m. on Aug. 25.

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