Sunday, January 19, 2025
Nassau County police said they have arrested a pair of Suffolk County men for the alleged murder of Yinauri Taveras on Wayside Lane in Wantagh on Sept. 10.
Alex DeLarosa, 27, of Bay Shore, and Anderson Ramirez, 34, from Central Islip, are the men police said they arrested. They are both charged with murder and robbery.
Taveras, 32, from Puerto Rico, was found on Wayside Lane with a gunshot wound, on Sept. 11.
“Our investigation looked into five men who had previous dealings and disputes with him,” Det. Capt. Stephen Fitzpatrick, commanding officer of the Homicide Squad said at a Dec. 5 news conference. “They located and saw him at an establishment in Bay Shore. They followed him to that location (41 Wayside Lane, Wantagh) caused a rear-end accident causing him to pull over.”
Fitzpatrick said when the men got out of the cars to inspect the damage that was when Taveras was robbed and killed.
Police are looking for a Johnny Rodriguez, who was with DeLarosa and Ramirez when the alleged murder took place. Rodriguez is from Brentwood. Two other men have been charged, but police did not realease their names.
Police are asking for information on Rodriguez. Call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 244-8477.
Melissa Bernan contributed to this report.
