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Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Shot, Killed By Police At Massapequa Residence 19-Year-Old Shot, Killed By Police At Massapequa Residence
19-Year-Old Shot, Killed By Police At Massapequa Residence An investigation is underway after a teenage man was shot and killed by police officers on Long Island. The incident happened just before 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 in Massapequa. Nassau County Police say officers responded to a Stone Boulevard residence for a report of a suicidal 19-year-old.  Upon arrival, the male, David Clements, was standing in front of his home with three handguns, holding a gun in each hand pointing them at his head, according to the Nassau County PD.  "He was threatening to kill himself and disregarded numerous commands from officers to disarm himself…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Long Island School District Announces Partnership With Free Text Therapy Program Long Island School District Announces Partnership With Free Text Therapy Program
Long Island School District Announces Partnership With Free Text Therapy Program At a time when mental illness among adolescents is becoming concerningly common, one school district on Long Island is hoping to be able to make a difference with its students. Half Hollow Hills Central School District, located in Dix Hills, announced on Monday, Jan. 22 that it was partnering with the app Counslr to provide free therapy sessions to its high schoolers. A text-based, 24/7 counseling service, Counslr was founded in 2019 on Long Island with a mission to make mental healthcare more accessible to those who need it most, aiming to eliminate hurdles such as cost and stigma. Th…

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by Sophie Grieser
News
Child Porn: Island Park TikTok Personality Sentenced, DA Announces Child Porn: Island Park TikTok Personality Sentenced, DA Announces
Child Porn: Island Park TikTok Personality Sentenced, DA Announces A TikTok microcelebrity who once dubbed himself the “most hated person” on Long Island will spend 17 years behind bars for spreading child pornography of a 12-year-old girl, authorities announced. On Monday, Sept. 18, the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York announced that now 22-year-old Lorenzo Arana, known online as “Lorenzo Blake,” was sentenced to spend 17 years in prison for distributing child pornography and bullying a young girl into attempting suicide. The Island Park resident amassed quite a following on social media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagr…

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by Sophie Grieser
Events
Hempstead ‘Out Of Darkness Walk’ Aims To Prevent Suicide Hempstead ‘Out Of Darkness Walk’ Aims To Prevent Suicide
Hempstead ‘Out Of Darkness Walk’ Aims To Prevent Suicide The upcoming fundraiser event will donate all proceeds to The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This Sunday, May 7, Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead is hosting an ‘Out of the Darkness Walk’ from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by four members of the school’s class of 2023, the walk and fundraiser benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (ASFP). Guests will walk the track for the length of the event, and entrance requires a five-dollar donation. In addition to the tickets, the students organizing the event launched a GoFundMe, which has already exceeded its $2,500 …

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by Sophie Grieser
News
Alert Issued For Missing Vulnerable Adult From Long Island Alert Issued For Missing Vulnerable Adult From Long Island
Alert Issued For Missing Vulnerable Adult From Long Island Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing vulnerable adult from Long Island. Kyle Cyriax, age 28, was last seen at around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 in the hamlet of Brentwood, on Crooked Hill Road, according to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Cyriax has schizophrenia and is believed to be suicidal. He may be in need of medical attention, officials said. He is described as a white man standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black sweatpants, and a bla…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Threatens To Jump From Roof Of Long Island Bank Man Threatens To Jump From Roof Of Long Island Bank
Man Threatens To Jump From Roof Of Long Island Bank A distraught man was rescued by police officers from jumping off the roof of a Long Island bank building. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23, when Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call of a suicidal man who was threatening to jump from the roof of the Capital One Bank, located at 356 Middle Country Road, in Coram. Sixth Precinct officers responded, and while Sgt. Kevin Montalbano and officers Carlos Oviedo, and Vincent Luciano engaged the man in conversation from the ground, officers Peter Laub,  Samantha Marrone-Skippon, and Patrick Hanley went …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Officers Rescue Massapequa Man Attempting To Hang Himself, Police Say Officers Rescue Massapequa Man Attempting To Hang Himself, Police Say
Officers Rescue Massapequa Man Attempting To Hang Himself, Police Say A Long Island man who was attempting to hang himself was rescued by a quick-moving team of responding officers. It happened Friday, Nov. 1 at 5:50 p.m. in Massapequa. According to Nassau County Police, units responded to a Massapequa residence on a report of a suicidal male who had locked himself in a bedroom with a knife.  Upon arrival of the Emergency Services Unit, officers breached the door of the bedroom where the subject was attempting to hang himself with an electrical cord and several zip ties, police said.  One of the Emergency Services Unit officers lifted the aided to…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Off-Duty NYPD Officer Takes Own Life In Queens Off-Duty NYPD Officer Takes Own Life In Queens
Off-Duty Nypd Officer Takes Own Life In Queens An off-duty NYPD sergeant shot and killed himself at his Queens home, marking the 10th NYPD officer to do so this year. "Tragically, last night we lost another member of our NYPD family to suicide," said NYPD Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill. "We vow to keep fighting this fight, to do better on these and many other fronts, and to put a stop to this epidemic once and for all." The 33-year-old victim has been identified as Linhong Li, according to multiple sources. He was assigned to work at the 24th Precinct on Manhattan's Upper West Side, said the NYPD. Li shot himself in the head at h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
NY Schools First To Have 'Red Flag' Power On Guns: Here's What It Means NY Schools First To Have 'Red Flag' Power On Guns: Here's What It Means
NY Schools First To Have 'Red Flag' Power On Guns: Here's What It Means Another first for the Empire State. Schools statewide in New York began the academic year this month with a new tool to help prevent student suicides or violence. Approximately one-third of states have “red flag” laws, which allow courts to temporarily take weapons from people who may be a danger to themselves or others. Earlier this year, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to follow suit. Now, New York has become the first to implement legislation that will allow schools, as well as police and family members, to petition courts to remove firearms from potentially dangerous peop…

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by Zak Failla