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Gunshot Fired At Suffolk County Park, Two Suspects Escape: Police Gunshot Fired At Suffolk County Park, Two Suspects Escape: Police Gunshot Fired At Suffolk County Park, Two Suspects Escape: Police
Gunshot Fired At Suffolk County Park, Two Suspects Escape: Police A gunshot was fired near a child in a Long Island park earlier this week, and police are still looking for the shooter. Two men approached two other men and a child in Bolden Mack Park in North Amityville around 12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The two subjects both displayed handguns and pointed them, investigators said. One suspect struck an adult victim with a pistol, causing the bullet to be fired, police said. The bullet did not hit anyone, but both men are now wanted for child endangerment, cops said. Suffolk County authorities are offering a cas…
Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout
Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout A former New York Jets executive is suing the team, claiming he was fired for speaking up about alleged sexual harassment by team president Hymie Elhai, then publicly smeared in an effort to destroy his reputation. Larry Fitzpatrick, who served as the Jets' vice president of ticket sales and services for more than 16 years, filed the lawsuit Friday, Oct. 2, in Bergen County Superior Court against the team, Elhai and team executive Eric Gelfand. The Jersey City resident claims he was fired Friday, July 25, 2025, just one day after meeting with team investigators about allegations involving E…
LI Tax Fraudster Who Stole $11.6M And Bought Caribbean Home Learns Her Fate LI Tax Fraudster Who Stole $11.6M And Bought Caribbean Home Learns Her Fate LI Tax Fraudster Who Stole $11.6M And Bought Caribbean Home Learns Her Fate
LI Tax Fraudster Who Stole $11.6M And Bought Caribbean Home Learns Her Fate A Long Island tax preparer who admitted stealing nearly $12 million in a years-long scheme was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 8. Damaris Beltre, 59, of Freeport, got four years in prison and must repay the $11.6 million she swiped from the government, the Justice Department said. “Beltre conducted a massive fraud on the government by falsifying documents and brazenly lying in order to line her own pockets with taxpayer money,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said. The scheme’s unraveling began in April 2023, when an undercover agent hired Beltre as a tax preparer, authorities said. With the doc…
Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police
Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police A man fell to his death from a roof on Long Island on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, police said. Cops were called to a home on Forest Avenue in Locust Valley around 11:30 a.m. Thursday and found the man lying on the ground with severe head trauma, the Nassau County Police Department said. The man, identified only as a 51-year-old, had fallen from the first-floor roof after losing his footing, according to police. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead by a physician, cops said. An investigation is ongoing.
WATCH: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY WATCH: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY WATCH: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY
Watch: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY A state trooper jumped into the water and smashed through a sinking vehicle's sunroof to rescue a man trapped inside in a dramatic incident in Western New York that was captured on body camera footage.  The rescue happened at Cross Lake Marina in the Cayuga County town of Cato on Sunday, Oct. 4, around 2:37 p.m., New York State Police said on Thursday, Oct. 8.  On the day of the incident, Trooper Christopher Cady responded to the marina after receiving a report of a vehicle sinking at the boat launch with a man trapped inside. When Cady arrived, he immediately went into the w…
LI Church Robbed For Second Time In 10 Months — This Time Losing Religious Items: Police LI Church Robbed For Second Time In 10 Months — This Time Losing Religious Items: Police LI Church Robbed For Second Time In 10 Months — This Time Losing Religious Items: Police
LI Church Robbed For Second Time In 10 Months — This Time Losing Religious Items: Police A Long Island man stole religious items from a church altar in Seaford, leading to his arrest more than a week later, police said. James J. Vollaro, 58, of Deer Park, entered Maria Regina Catholic Church on Jerusalem Avenue on Sept. 28 around 7:30 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Vollaro took sacramentals from the altar and left the church, authorities said. After looking into the theft, investigators tied Vollaro to the case and arrested him Wednesday, Oct. 7 without incident, police said. He was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and issued an appearance ticket, pol…
687-Pound Cocaine Bust On Long Island Has Traffickers Facing Life In Prison: Authorities 687-Pound Cocaine Bust On Long Island Has Traffickers Facing Life In Prison: Authorities 687-Pound Cocaine Bust On Long Island Has Traffickers Facing Life In Prison: Authorities
687-Pound Cocaine Bust On Long Island Has Traffickers Facing Life In Prison: Authorities Two Florida men face up to 25 years to life in prison after police found more than 300 kilograms of cocaine in a pickup truck outside a Long Island hotel, prosecutors said. Daniel Santana, 36, and Michael Viera, 41, of DeLand, FL, were indicted Thursday, Oct. 8 on major trafficking and drug possession charges following the seizure in Plainview, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. The investigation unfolded outside the Holiday Inn on Sunnyside Boulevard on Jan. 29, 2026, authorities said. Detectives watched a black Dodge Ram pull into the parking lot near a white Mercedes-Ben…
LI Woman-Beater Who Threatened Girlfriend With Gun Gets Hefty Prison Term: Authorities LI Woman-Beater Who Threatened Girlfriend With Gun Gets Hefty Prison Term: Authorities LI Woman-Beater Who Threatened Girlfriend With Gun Gets Hefty Prison Term: Authorities
LI Woman-Beater Who Threatened Girlfriend With Gun Gets Hefty Prison Term: Authorities A Long Island man who beat his girlfriend near his toddler and later threatened to shoot her was sentenced to prison on Thursday, Oct. 8, prosecutors said. David Chaplin, 58, of Freeport, got 23.5 years to life following his conviction on kidnapping, assault, weapons, and other charges, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. The violence began when the victim visited Chaplin and his 2-year-old daughter in 2024, prosecutors said. After an argument, Chaplin beat the woman with his fists and a wooden, bat-like object near his daughter, authorities said. The woman suffered a broken…
21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support
21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support A 21-year-old Marine died by suicide days after posting a haunting message about death and recognition on Facebook, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, while his grieving family described the circumstances surrounding his death differently in a fundraiser for his funeral. James Arthur Henry Wikkerink, of Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced Thursday, Oct. 8. An autopsy conducted Thursday determined his manner of death was suicide, Buglio…
Gas Station Worker Slashed In Face After Rejecting Robber's Demand On Long Island: Police Gas Station Worker Slashed In Face After Rejecting Robber's Demand On Long Island: Police Gas Station Worker Slashed In Face After Rejecting Robber's Demand On Long Island: Police
Gas Station Worker Slashed In Face After Rejecting Robber's Demand On Long Island: Police A robber struck a 64-year-old gas station worker in the face with a knife after the employee refused to hand over cash on Long Island, police said. Saifuddin Abdus-Samad, 56, of Hempstead, was arrested in Long Beach on Thursday, Oct. 8, following the attack last month, the Nassau County Police Department said. Abdus-Samad entered the BP gas station at 2 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre on Monday, Sept. 14, around 3:45 a.m. and demanded money from the register, investigators said. When the worker refused, Abdus-Samad struck him in the face with a knife, causing a cut, police said. He the…
Machete-Wielding Man Chases Victim, Robs Teen On Long Island Street: Police Machete-Wielding Man Chases Victim, Robs Teen On Long Island Street: Police Machete-Wielding Man Chases Victim, Robs Teen On Long Island Street: Police
Machete-Wielding Man Chases Victim, Robs Teen On Long Island Street: Police A Long Island man chased a woman’s son down the street with a machete before robbing a 15-year-old boy in Farmingdale on Wednesday, Oct. 7, around 8 p.m., police said. Saul Sanchez, 45, of Farmingdale, was arrested following the incident on Colombia Street, the Nassau County Police Department said. The confrontation began earlier in the day when Sanchez got into an argument with a 36-year-old woman, pulled out a box cutter, and threatened her, police said. He then fled on foot, authorities said. The woman asked her eldest son, 21, to help change the locks on the doors, investigators said. …
Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA
Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA A New Jersey man accused of practicing medicine without a New York license has been indicted for murder after a 27-year-old woman died about an hour after he gave her an IV injection during an "anti-aging procedure" at a Bronx wellness center, authorities said. Elizabeth Baron received what the New York Daily News described as an anti-aging injection at Bereshit Lifestyle Center in Riverdale. She was rushed unconscious and unresponsive to New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, the outlet reports. Luis Rojas Cabrera, 56, allegedly administered the NAD+ intravenous injection to Baron at the bu…