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'Prepare For Bloodshed': 17-Year-Old Threatened Mass Shooting At Long Island School, DA Says 'Prepare For Bloodshed': 17-Year-Old Threatened Mass Shooting At Long Island School, DA Says
'Prepare For Bloodshed': 17-Year-Old Threatened Mass Shooting At Long Island School, DA Says A 17-year-old is facing charges after allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting at a Long Island high school. Suffolk County prosecutors said Sequoya High School in Holtsville was placed on lockdown on Wednesday, Dec. 13, after an anonymous email was sent to school administrators. The email threatened a shooting and warned them to “prepare for bloodshed.” Suffolk County Police detectives were able to trace the email to a home in Centereach, located roughly 15 minutes from the school. On Saturday, Dec. 16, police arrested the teen suspect after he admitted to sending the threat, a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Teens Doing 'Kool-Aid Man Challenge' For TikTok Smashed Fences At LI Homes, Police Say Teens Doing 'Kool-Aid Man Challenge' For TikTok Smashed Fences At LI Homes, Police Say
Teens Doing 'Kool-Aid Man Challenge' For TikTok Smashed Fences At LI Homes, Police Say Several teenagers are facing charges after allegedly damaging property at Long Island homes as part of a TikTok challenge, authorities said. A homeowner in Centereach called 911 shortly after 4 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, to report that six people had been caught on surveillance video kicking portions of his fence down on Cobblestone Court, according to Suffolk County Police. The homeowner told police the incident had happened at around 1 a.m., but the suspects returned several hours later and ran through the fence. When officers arrived a short time later, they found all six suspects, who rang…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Missing 15-Year-Old Boy Has Been Located, Nassau County PD Reports Missing 15-Year-Old Boy Has Been Located, Nassau County PD Reports
Missing 15-Year-Old Boy Has Been Located, Nassau County PD Reports Update: A 15-year-old boy who went missing last week has been found. The Nassau County Police Department said in an update on Wednesday, Oct. 19, that Ivan Sorto has been located. Ivan was previously reported missing on Thursday, Oct. 13. Original report: Police on Long Island issued an alert about a missing 15-year-old boy. Ivan Sorto was last seen at Family Court, located in Westbury at 1200 Old Country Road, on at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said he is described as being 5-foot-6 and 150 pounds, with brown hair an…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Victim Hit With Bat, Shot With BB Gun In Assault By Group At Long Island Park, Police Say Victim Hit With Bat, Shot With BB Gun In Assault By Group At Long Island Park, Police Say
Victim Hit With Bat, Shot With BB Gun In Assault By Group At Long Island Park, Police Say Four people are facing charges after a 20-year-old man was hit with a metal baseball bat and shot with a BB gun at a Long Island park. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance at Larry's Landing, located on Lake Shore Road in Lake Ronkonkoma, at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. Police reported finding that a 20-year-old Lake Grove man had been assaulted by four individuals who were known to him. He was struck with a baseball bat, kicked, and shot with a BB gun, SCPD said. The victim was hospitalized with serious injuries, police…

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by Nicole Valinote
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15-Year-Old's Joyride In Bethpage Leaves Teen Hospitalized, Cops Say 15-Year-Old's Joyride In Bethpage Leaves Teen Hospitalized, Cops Say
15-Year-Old's Joyride In Bethpage Leaves Teen Hospitalized, Cops Say A Long Island teenager is fighting for his life after he was thrown from a truck being driven by a 15-year-old boy. Three people were in the Dodge Dakota pickup truck as it was taken for a joyride in Bethpage at around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, according to Nassau County Police. At some point, the teen driver began doing donuts in a parking lot near Stewart Avenue and Arumdaun Street while two passengers rode in the rear truck bed, police said. While the truck was driving in circles, a 16-year-old boy was thrown from the vehicle, suffering facial and skull fractures, according to poli…

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by Michael Mashburn
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13-Year-Old Accused Of Shooting BB Gun At Workers On Long Island, Police Say 13-Year-Old Accused Of Shooting BB Gun At Workers On Long Island, Police Say
13-Year-Old Accused Of Shooting BB Gun At Workers On Long Island, Police Say A 13-year-old Long Island boy has been arrested for allegedly shooting a BB gun at two workers. The incident took place in Southampton on Friday, June 10. Police were called to a home in Southampton by workers who thought they were being shot at by a person with a real gun, said Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police. According to Ralph, the boy purchased a BB gun on Amazon and began shooting the bushes outside of his home. He saw two workers across the street from his residence and shot at them multiple times to see their reaction, Ralph said. The workers, thinking they were bei…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
15-Year-Old Charged For Making Threat To Uniondale School 15-Year-Old Charged For Making Threat To Uniondale School
15-Year-Old Charged For Making Threat To Uniondale School Another Long Island teen has been charged with making a threat against a school. The lates arrest was made on Friday, June 3 in Uniondale. According to Nassau County Police detectives, the 15-year-old boy expressed his desire anonymously through social media to conduct an imminent violent act towards students and faculty members at the Turtle Hook Middle School in Uniondale at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1.  Police were notified of the threats and an investigation was conducted, resulting in the boy being identified and placed under arrest without incident at 4:30 p.m. Friday in Unionda…

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by Joe Lombardi
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East Rockaway Teens Accused Of Shooting Man With Water Bead Gun East Rockaway Teens Accused Of Shooting Man With Water Bead Gun
East Rockaway Teens Accused Of Shooting Man With Water Bead Gun Two Long Island teens are accused of shooting a man with a water bead gun. The 33-year-old victim told detectives in Nassau County he was walking in East Rockaway near Althouse Avenue and Front Street around 10 p.m. Sunday, April 17, when a vehicle approached.  He said a male juvenile passenger had yelled out the window and pointed a soft water bead blaster at him and then opened fire, striking him several times, Nassau County Police said. Water bead guns are toy guns that shoot small gel beads filled with water and are sometimes referred to as splatter guns. Detectives with the Na…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Alert Issued By Sheriff's Office On Long Island For Man Wanted Since 2019 Alert Issued By Sheriff's Office On Long Island For Man Wanted Since 2019
Alert Issued By Sheriff's Office On Long Island For Man Wanted Since 2019 Know him? 
 An alert was issued by police investigators on Long Island as they attempt to locate a man who has been wanted for more than two years for failing to pay thousands of dollars worth of child support. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's assistance in locating Andrew Alaggio, age 64, who is wanted on a Family Court warrant of arrest for failing to pay child support, authorities announced. As of December 2019 - when the warrant was issued for Alaggio’s arrest - he owed approximately $5,000 in back child support, according to the Sheriff's Office. Alaggio wa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Alleged Child Abuser On Long Island Alert Issued For Wanted Alleged Child Abuser On Long Island
Alert Issued For Wanted Alleged Child Abuser On Long Island Seen him? Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a wanted man. An alert was issued by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, Dec. 10 regarding 35-year-old Matthew Scalco, who is wanted in Family Court on a warrant for alleged paternity proceedings, child abuse, and neglect. Investigators noted that Scalco also has a warrant for his arrest from the Suffolk County First District Court for criminal obstruction of breathing from a separate incident. Scalco has been described as being approximately 5-foot-5, weighing 145 p…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Three Teens Assault 19-Year-Old Near Long Island High School, Police Say Three Teens Assault 19-Year-Old Near Long Island High School, Police Say
Three Teens Assault 19-Year-Old Near Long Island High School, Police Say Two teens are facing charges and a third is at large after ganging up to beat up a high school student on Long Island, police said. Suffolk County Police said that a 19-year-old student at Copiague High School was standing near the building at the corner of Dixon Avenue and Bethpage Road in Copiague - off school grounds - at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, when he was surrounded by a group of other students. Police said that a 15-year-old held the teen while a 16-year-old punched him repeatedly. A third unidentified student was also involved in the assault, but no information …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island Teen Nabbed For 'Tagging' More Than 35 Items With Graffiti, Police Say Long Island Teen Nabbed For 'Tagging' More Than 35 Items With Graffiti, Police Say
Long Island Teen Nabbed For 'Tagging' More Than 35 Items With Graffiti, Police Say A 16-year-old Long Island teenager has been arrested and charged with "tagging" more than 35 items with graffiti, authorities announced. The Suffolk County teen from Flanders was arrested on Monday, July 12, after he was spotted by an officer spray painting an electric pane and a light pole near Oak Avenue in Flanders, said Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph. When the officer approached the teen he attempted to flee and was quickly stopped by the officer.  The juvenile resisted arrest, causing the officer to sustain a minor injury. The officer was treated at the scene by Flanders …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
7-Year-Old Upstate NY Boy Charged With Rape, Reports Say 7-Year-Old Upstate NY Boy Charged With Rape, Reports Say
7-Year-Old Upstate NY Boy Charged With Rape, Reports Say A 7-year-old boy in New York has been charged with rape, according to multiple reports. New York State Police said that the unidentified boy in St. Lawrence County from Brasher Falls, located about 15 miles east of Potsdam, has been charged as a juvenile delinquent with third-degree rape after being charged on Tuesday, March 23. The incident reportedly happened over the Thanksgiving holiday. After being temporarily taken into custody, the child was cited for the rape and released to his parents. The case is heading to Family Court. Police said that the investigation into the incident is o…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Man, Three Juveniles Nabbed For Sunrise Mall Robbery Of Two 15-Year-Olds One Man, Three Juveniles Nabbed For Sunrise Mall Robbery Of Two 15-Year-Olds
One Man, Three Juveniles Nabbed For Sunrise Mall Robbery Of Two 15-Year-Olds Four suspects have been arrested following a robbery at Sunrise Mall, police say. Nassau County Police say two 15-year-old males were approached by an adult male and three juvenile males at the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa (850 Sunrise Highway) on Monday, Nov. 18 around 7 p.m. The suspects allegedly demanded the victim to give him a pair of earphones, police say. The victim refused and attempted to walk away when one of the suspects allegedly pulled out a knife and threatened the victims, who were then able to alert mall security, according to police. The four suspects allegedly fled on foo…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Two Teens Who Stole Car In Nassau County Caught In Suffolk, Police Say Two Teens Who Stole Car In Nassau County Caught In Suffolk, Police Say
Two Teens Who Stole Car In Nassau County Caught In Suffolk, Police Say Two 15-year-old males have been arrested in Suffolk after fleeing from law enforcement in a vehicle stolen from Nassau, according to police. Suffolk County Police say they observed a 2018 Honda Accord being driven erratically on Straight Path near South 24th Street in Wyandanch on Tuesday, June 11 at approximately 7:45 p.m. Police say they initiated a traffic stop after confirming that the Honda had been reported stolen in Nassau County on Saturday, June 8. The driver of the Honda allegedly failed to stop and fled the scene in the vehicle, prompting interference from Police Aviation Secti…

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by Valerie Musson