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DNA Technology Identifies New 9/11 Victim DNA Technology Identifies New 9/11 Victim
DNA Technology Identifies New 9/11 Victim The latest 9/11 victim has been confirmed using new technology, officials announced. On Thursday, Jan. 18, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced alongside the city’s Chief Medical Examiner that the Long Island man has been identified as Oyster Bay resident John Ballantine Niven. Niven is the 1,650th person to be identified through advanced DNA analysis of remains recovered from the attack. In his obituary, Nivens, who was 44 at the time he died, was described as a dedicated father who enjoyed weekend trips with his family. “Our solemn promise to find answers for families using the la…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
New Update: 34-Year-Old Who Went Missing In 1996 ID'd As Jane Doe No. 7 In Gilgo Beach Case New Update: 34-Year-Old Who Went Missing In 1996 ID'd As Jane Doe No. 7 In Gilgo Beach Case
New Update: 34-Year-Old Who Went Missing In 1996 ID'd As Jane Doe No. 7 In Gilgo Beach Case This story has been updated. Police investigators have identified another victim in the Long Island Gilgo Beach murder investigation. The name for a victim who had been known as Fire Island Jane Doe No. 7 was revealed to be Karen Vergata, age 34, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney and the Gilgo Beach Investigative Taskforce announced in a news conference late Friday morning, Aug. 4. Vergata went missing on Feb. 14, 1996 and had been living in Manattan where she was believed to be working as an escort, Tierney said. It's unknown if Vergata is connected to suspected serial…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Charged With Breaking Into Milford Home, Robbing Residents At Gunpoint Four Charged With Breaking Into Milford Home, Robbing Residents At Gunpoint
Four Charged With Breaking Into Milford Home, Robbing Residents At Gunpoint MILFORD, Conn. -- Four people were charged with breaking into a Milford home in May and robbing the residents at gunpoint, according to police. On May 29, Milford Police received a report of a home invasion that had just taken place at a Melba Street home. The caller reported that the suspects had used a firearm to forcibly take items from the home, and then had left in a silver Infiniti sedan. Officers spoke to a man and woman at the Melba Street address, and learned that they had recently gone inside the home and were inside a bedroom when two black males forced themselves into the room, …

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by Casey Donahue