Nassau, Suffolk cops nab 147 alleged drunken drivers over holiday weekend
Nassau and Suffolk police arrested nearly 150 suspected drunken drivers over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend - eight more drivers than the same period last year, officials said.
Nassau County police said 87 drivers were arrested and charged with DWI, beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday and running until 8 a.m. Monday. They said 75 drivers were arrested during the same time period in 2009.
Suffolk County police said 60 drunken driving arrests were made between 5 p.m Wednesday and 8 a.m. Sunday. During that same period last year, 64 arrests were made, police said.
'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.
'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.
