Crime & Safety
Duo Busted After Illegal Speed Contest On Long Island: Police
The pair were arrested after an illegal speed contest on Long Island in February, police say.
DEER PARK, NY — Two people were arrested on Wednesday after illegally street racing in Brentwood last month, Suffolk police said.
Police said they arrested a man and a woman on Wednesday for driving a Lexus GS 300 at a car meet-up in the parking lot of the Deer Park Railroad Station on Feb. 25.
The driver, Devin Chmielewski, 22, of Massapequa, was charged with two counts of second-degree reckless endangerment and one count of unlawful speed contest. A passenger, Adrianna Langone, 19, of Massapequa, was charged with unlawful speed contest, police said.
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The Lexus was seized and Chmielewski and Langone were released on Desk Appearance Tickets and are slated to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date, police said.
Police indicted the investigation in conjunction with Suffolk County Criminal Intelligence Detectives, Nassau County Criminal Intelligence Detectives and Nassau County Police Eighth Precinct Officers.
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Anyone with information may contact Third Precinct Crime Section at 631-854-8352 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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