The Suffolk County Police Department, assisted by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police, arrested six motorists during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Patchogue.
Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway Patrol Bureau Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team conducted a joint sobriety checkpoint operation with Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs and New York State Troopers at Waverly Plaza, located at 371 North Service Road, from August 29 at 11 p.m. until August 30 at 2:30 a.m. Volunteers and staff from MADD and STOP DWI also assisted, giving educational information to motorists.
The checkpoint was part of a holiday weekend enforcement crackdown targeting alcohol and drug-impaired driving. A total of 406 vehicles went through the checkpoint.
The following 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
- Jermaine Gerald, 45, of Medford. He was also charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon.
The following was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance:
- Cheryl Edwards, 37, of Ronkonkoma
The above arrestees were scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on August 30.