Overview
- A Saturday afternoon gathering of at least 200 ATVs, dirt bikes and motorcycles swarmed a stretch of Route 347 near the Smith Haven Mall, crowding lanes and performing wheelies that alarmed drivers.
- Multiple 911 calls prompted officers to disperse the group in Hauppauge before riders regrouped in Brentwood and were followed into Bay Shore, where two ATVs disabled and operators fled on foot.
- Police impounded 10 vehicles and arrested three people who face charges related to the takeover.
- Authorities identified the arrestees as 22-year-old Shamir Solomon, who was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail, and 23-year-old Ava Mongiello and 29-year-old Jahkil Arroyo, who were charged with reckless driving, second-degree reckless endangerment and unlawfully fleeing and were released on desk tickets.
- Suffolk County police have released video evidence, say probes of how the event was organized are ongoing, and further arrests or charges are possible as investigators review footage and impounded vehicles; the unfolding inquiry will shape local enforcement and public-safety responses.