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Violent Island Park Burglary: Man Tears Out Fridge, Threatens Victim With Crucifix, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after police say he broke into a couple’s apartment, punching one victim and causing property damage.
It happened on Monday, April 15 in Island Park, according to Nassau County Police.
Just before 12:45 a.m. that morning, a 45-year-old woman called the police to report that a man had broken into their apartment and was fighting with the woman’s boyfriend, age 50.
The burglar, 39-year-old James Becker, is said to have punched the woman’s boyfriend in the face multiple times, threatened him with a metal crucifix, and tore the refrigerator out of the wall dur…
Tyler Flach Found Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of Teen At Oceanside Strip Mall
More than three years after a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed during a brawl outside of a Long Island strip mall, a jury has delivered its verdict in the case.
Tyler Flach, now 21, was found guilty on all charges, including second-degree murder, by a Nassau County jury on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in the September 2019 killing of Khaseen Morris in Oceanside.
Earlier Report: Tyler Flach Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Oceanside Strip Mall Fatal Stabbing
Prosecutors said Flach, of Lido Beach, was one of eight teens who attacked Morris after school on Sept. 16, 2019, at a popular strip mall on Brower …
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Slight Uptick In Cases, Here's Breakdown By Towns
Long Island has seen a slight uptick in positive COVID-19 cases though statewide numbers continue trending in the right direction.
There have now been 44,924 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau, and 45,006 in Suffolk as each county saw less than 100 new cases in the latest numbers provided by the state Department of Health.
There have been 2,198 COVID-19 fatalities in Nassau and 2,005 in Suffolk.
On Long Island, the positive infection rate over the past three days:
Monday, Aug. 31: 1.0 percent;
Tuesday, Sept. 1: 0.8 percent;
Wednesday, Sept. 2: 1.1 percent.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo not…
Grand Jury Indicts Suspect For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Oceanside
A Lido Beach teenager has been indicted for his role in a brawl that broke out at an Oceanside strip mall, leaving a 16-year-old dead and another hospitalized.
Tyler Flach, 18, turned himself in to police custody, and he’s been indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of Khaseen Morris, an Oceanside High School student, earlier this month.
The massive after-school brawl broke out at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16 at a popular strip mall on Brower Avenue, police said. During the fight, Morris was stabbed in the chest multiple times, and a 17-year-old was h…
