In collaboration with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police, the Suffolk County Police Department arrested six drunken drivers from Friday night, August 29th into Saturday morning, August 30th.
Between 11 p.m. and 2:30 a.m., police officers from Suffolk’s esteemed Highway Patrol Bureau Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team conducted a joint sobriety checkpoint operation. It took place at Waverly Plaza, located at 371 North Service Road.
Volunteers from the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and STOP DWI also assisted, delivering educational information to all motorists passing through.
This checkpoint was a calculated, holiday weekend-timed effort wherein local law enforcement sought to continue their crackdown on alcohol and drug-impaired driving.
Of the 406 vehicles that went through the Patchogue checkpoint, the following six were charged with Driving While Intoxicated: Marquis Vales, 26, of West Babylon; Richard Campo, 62, of Bay Shore; Barbara Rentz, 49, of Deer Park; Chacon Marin, 25, of Bay Shore; and Jermaine Gerald, 45, of Medford.
Gerald was also charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon. Meanwhile, Cheryl Edwards, 37, of Ronkonkoma, was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance.
All the aforementioned offenders were promptly arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on August 30th.