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Long Island Teen Indicted For Shooting Guest At Baby Shower
A Long Island teen has been indicted for the shooting of a man at a woman's baby shower.
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced the assault charges against Javier Soto, age 16, of Bay Shore, on Friday, Oct. 14.
“A baby shower should be a joyous occasion celebrating the coming of new life. Here, the defendant allegedly risked lives and shot a party guest with an illegal firearm,” said Tierney. “Fortunately, there were no fatalities.”
According to the investigation, on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., police were called to a home in Bay Shore after Soto allege…
Duo Busted With Loaded Gun, Oxycodone During Inwood Traffic Stop, Police Say
Two Long Island residents are facing charges after they were allegedly caught with a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Alonzo Loyola, age 24, of Valley Stream, and Pia Califano, age 19, of Levittown, were stopped at around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, as they drove through Inwood.
Officers initiated a traffic stop near Burnside Avenue and Nassau Expressway after noticing that their 2011 Infiniti had excessive tinted windows, Nassau County police said.
A subsequent investigation turned up a loaded firearm and one pill believed to be oxycodone, according to police…
Long Island Man Busted With Loaded Gun In Car, Police Say
A Long Island man is facing charges after he was busted with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Seon Linton, age 23, was stopped in Valley Stream at around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, along North Central Avenue, Nassau County Police said.
Officers searched his BMW sedan after determining his vehicle registration was suspended, police said.
Inside, police said they found a loaded, black and pink 9mm handgun.
Linton, a resident of Valley Stream, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon, plus numerous tr…
Long Island Woman Sentenced For Conspiring To Distribute Drugs, Firearm Possession
A Long Island woman was sentenced for conspiring to distribute drugs, including fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Amber Schatz, age 33, of Wading River, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 9, to 10 years in prison, according to Breon Peace, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
She pleaded guilty to the charges in May.
In January of 2020, Schatz and her boyfriend Curtis Prussick conspired to distribute "large quantities of narcotics," the Attorney's Office reported.
Investigators determined that Schatz and Prussick sold drugs…
Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun During Nassau County Traffic Stop, Police Say
A 20-year-old man was apprehended after allegedly being nabbed with a loaded firearm in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop on Long Island.
Keyron Leebing, age 20, of Brooklyn, was arrested around 8:20 p.m., Friday, May 7 in East Garden City, after being stopped by officers, Nassau County Police said.
According to detectives, officers on patrol spotted a 2007 Lexus traveling northbound on Ring Road change lanes without signaling and made a traffic stop.
During the stop, a loaded firearm was recovered from the vehicle and Leebing was arrested.
He was charged with:
Possession of a f…
More Than $200K In Cash, Drugs, Guns Seized Busts At Long Island Daycare Facility, Residence
Police seized more than $200,000 as well as drugs and weapons and apprehended four people following an investigation into a Long Island residence that also serves as a daycare facility and a second residence.
In response to information received from the community, the narcotics investigation into activity at Channel Daycare in Bay Shore, located at 206 Delaware Ave., was initiated by the Suffolk County Police Third Squad Special Operations Team, in conjunction with the Long Island Heroin Task Force, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and Criminal Intelligence Section detecti…
Queens Duo Nabbed With 100 Pounds Of Cocaine With Nickname Of Soccer Star
Two New York men were allegedly busted with more than 100 pounds of cocaine stamped with the nickname of a world-renowned professional athlete during an investigation by the DEA and the New York Special Narcotics Prosecutor's Office.
Christopher Jone, and Wykim Williams, both age 43 from New York City, were arrested on Monday, March 29, following warrant raids on a seventh-floor apartment in Queens, said Bridget G. Brennan, Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
During the raids, investigators and agents recovered one loaded handgun, and more than $200,000, in addition to seizing the 50 kilograms o…
Man Found With Loaded Weapon, Marijuana At Nassau Train Station, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after failing to stop for plainclothes detectives at a Long Island Railroad station for having an open container of alcohol.
The incident took place around 7:25 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15, when Robert Collazo, 26, of Valley Stream, refused to stop for police in Island Park, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, plainclothes officers observed Collazoat at the Long Island Railroad, Island Park Train Station, with an open container of an alcoholic beverage.
Officers approached Collazo and observed that he had appeared to be …
Couple Charged After Cash, Drugs, Weapons Seized At Home 100 Feet From Long Island HS
A warrant search led to the discovery of a cache of cash, drugs and weapons at a home about 100 feet near a high school on Long Island, where the couple charged were home with children, police said.
It happened at Friday morning, Sept. 20 in Bay Shore, Suffolk County Police said.
Acting on information from the community, Third Squad Special Operations Team and Narcotics Section detectives, along with the 3rd Precinct Gang Unit, Community Support Unit, and Emergency Service Section officers executed a search warrant at 5 Grace Street at approximately 6:55 a.m.
Detectives seized more than 1,…
