Crime & SafetyUpdated: Nov. 14, 2025, 9:30 a.m.|Published: Nov. 14, 2025, 9:30 a.m.
The defendant was arrested in connection with two chases on the Staten Island Expressway. Here, an expressway entrance is shown in a file photo.(Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A West Brighton man charged with leading NYPD officers on multiple hair-raising pursuits across Staten Island has entered a guilty plea to resolve his latest case.
Luis Valdez, 27, of Mundy Avenue, pleaded guilty this week to a charge of driving a stolen vehicle in connection with a December 2024 incident. In exchange for his plea, he is scheduled to be sentenced to 90 days in jail.
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