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36-Year-Old Stabs Victim During Fight At Long Island Home, Police Say 36-Year-Old Stabs Victim During Fight At Long Island Home, Police Say
36-Year-Old Stabs Victim During Fight At Long Island Home, Police Say A 36-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing another person during a fight at a Long Island home. The incident happened at around 1 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at a residence in Westhampton, according to Southampton Police. Detectives said Ricky Harris, of Westhampton, turned himself into police after allegedly stabbing the victim, who is known to him, during a physical altercation. Doctors called police when the victim showed up to Peconic Bay Medical Center suffering from a non-life-threatening stab wound. No other details about the victim were released and police did not specul…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Bail Reform Allowed Suspect To Stab Innocent Victim, Suffolk Sheriff Says Bail Reform Allowed Suspect To Stab Innocent Victim, Suffolk Sheriff Says
Bail Reform Allowed Suspect To Stab Innocent Victim, Suffolk Sheriff Says A knife-wielding Long Island man, a suspect in a recent stabbing in New York City, had recently been released from jail in Suffolk County due to bail reform, according to Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr. Quandale Linton, age 26, of Hauppauge, was arrested on Wednesday, March 10, in the parking lot of the First District Court in Central Islip following the attack, said the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. According to Toulon, Linton had been released on his own recognizance from the 1st District Court in Central Islip, in line with New York State bail reform guidelines. During th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Admits To Causing Triple-Fatal Long Island Crash Teen Admits To Causing Triple-Fatal Long Island Crash
Teen Admits To Causing Triple-Fatal Long Island Crash A Long Island teenager allegedly affiliated with a gang admitted to speeding in a stolen car that caused a fatal crash in Middle Island that killed three people. Bellport resident Nahriek Belford, now age 19, pleaded guilty this week to manslaughter, felony assault, and unlawfully fleeing police following a 2019 crash when he was 17 years old. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said that on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, police attempted to pull over Belford, an alleged Bloods gang member, when he rolled through a stop sign in Yaphank in a stolen Nissan Rogue. Rather than stopping for …

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by Zak Failla
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Former Nassau Community College Player Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Road-Rage Crash Case Former Nassau Community College Player Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Road-Rage Crash Case
Former Nassau Community College Player Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Road-Rage Crash Case A former Nassau County Community College basketball standout has pleaded not guilty in connection to a high-speed chase that left a man dead and injured his ex-girlfriend. Dana King, Jr., of Valley Stream, pleaded not guilty to one count of manslaughter and two felony assault counts on Tuesday in Nassau County Court. King is charged for his role in the death of Jim Hayes on March 19. Police said that there was a dispute between King, Hayes, and a 21-year-old woman in Valley Stream that led to a five-mile high-speed, road-rage chase that took them onto the Southern State Parkway for a stretc…

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by Zak Failla