Fifteen arrests, seven cars impounded after street takeover shuts down Medford road

Suffolk cops tracked the group through Islip and Patchogue before boxing them in on Sawgrass Drive

Suffolk Police made 15 arrests and impounded seven cars early Saturday after a street takeover shut down a Medford intersection, capping an overnight pursuit that stretched across three towns.

Police said the county’s Street Takeover Task Force learned through social media monitoring Friday night that a takeover was being planned somewhere in Suffolk County. Officers tracked the group from location to location, breaking up attempted takeovers at Commack Road and Sunrise Highway in Islip and at Route 112 and Main Street in Patchogue.

The task force ultimately caught up to the group at Woodside Avenue and Sawgrass Drive in Medford abound 12:50 a.m. Saturday. When officers arrived, drivers in the street takeover group had already shut down Sawgrass Drive, spinning donuts and burnouts and performing stunts in the roadway, police said.

The task force moved in and made the arrests, impounding seven of the vehicles involved and writing multiple traffic tickets for other infractions.

Participants and watchers arrested

The 15 individuals were charged with participation in an unlawful speed contest and spectating an unlawful speed contest. One of the defendants, Jeremy Geevarghese, 22, of North Bellmore, is charged only with participation; his vehicle was also impounded.

Those arrested and charged were:

• Zachaly Torresduran, 20, of New York
• Jose Mendozagua, 19, of Westbury
• Amanda Tucker, 18, of North Babylon
• Frank Spingola, 21, of Deer Park
• Ahad Hotaki, 19, of Hicksville
• Marvin Chavez, 18, of Hicksville
• Djurabe Edmond, 18, of Westbury
• Joseph Wheeler, 23, of East Islip
• Marcello Martinez, 21, of North Babylon (vehicle impounded)
• Johnathan Edouard, 22, of Roosevelt (vehicle impounded)
• Borys Lozanosanchez, 20, of New York (vehicle impounded)
• Muzamil Hotaki, 20, of Flushing (vehicle impounded)
• Alexander Lopes, 18, of Hicksville (vehicle impounded)
• Declan Tymon, 18, of Lynbrook (vehicle impounded)
• Jeremy Geevarghese, 22, of North Bellmore (vehicle impounded)

All 15 will be arraigned at a later date in Suffolk First District Court in Central Islip.

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