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Police & Fire
Medic Sues Wantagh Fire Department Claiming Sexual Assault
A former volunteer medic is suing an ex-Long Island fire department chief and captain, claiming they intentionally got her drunk and then raped her. In her lawsuit filed in Nassau County Supreme Court, Amanda Gross alleges that ex-Wantagh Fire Department Chief Kenneth Kelly and Captain Josef Seier sexually assaulted her at a firehouse on Alken Avenue following a birthday party for Seier in January 2022. During the party, Kelly and Seier encouraged Gross to consume multiple alcoholic beverages in an attempt to get her drunk so they could “take advantage of her impaired state and sexuall…
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Wantagh Woman Killed In House Fire ID'd
The identity has been released of a woman who died after a Long Island house fire. The blaze broke out just before 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6 in Wantagh. Upon arrival at the home on Stanford Court, responders observed a working house fire. The woman, now identified as Wendy Bonilla, age 69, of Wantagh. removed from her residence and transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 9:12 p.m. by hospital staff. Original report: Fatal House Fire Breaks Out In Wantagh Firefighters from the following departments responded and put out the blaze: Wantagh Fire…
Police & Fire
Fatal House Fire Breaks Out In Wantagh
A woman died after an overnight Long Island house fire. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Woman Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Wantagh The blaze broke out just before 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6 in Wantagh. Upon arrival at the home on Stanford Court, responders observed a working house fire. The woman was removed from the residence and transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 9:12 p.m. by hospital staff. Her identity and age have not yet been released. Firefighters from the following departments responded and put out the blaze:…
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Drunk Driver Was Going 127 MPH Before Seaford Crash That Killed Half-Brother, DA Says
A 23-year-old drunk driver was going more than twice the speed limit moments before a deadly crash on a busy Long Island roadway that killed his half-brother, prosecutors allege. Joshua Pena, of Valley Stream, was formally arraigned on manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter charges in the death of 23-year-old Xavier Pena in Nassau County Court Monday, Jan. 23. Earlier Report: ID Released For 23-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Hits Guard Rail, Tree In Seaford According to prosecutors, it was around 7:45 a.m. on Father’s Day 2022 when an off-duty East Meadow Fire Department official head…
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Police ID Elderly Woman Killed In Seaford House Fire That Also Burned Chief
Authorities have identified an elderly woman who died in a Long Island house fire that also sent a fire chief to the hospital. Gloria Monk, age 80, of Seaford, was killed when flames broke out at her Riverside Avenue home at around 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, Nassau County Police said. Earlier Report: Woman Dies After Seaford Home Becomes Engulfed By Flames By the time members of the Wantagh Fire Department arrived, they found the home’s second floor engulfed in flames, said Nassau County Assistant Chief Fire Marshal James Hickman. Monk was pronounced dead at the scene. Crews rescued…
Police & Fire
Woman Dies After Seaford Home Becomes Engulfed By Flames
One woman was killed and another injured during a roaring house fire on Long Island, in which a fire chief was also burned. The blaze broke out in Seaford around 6:15 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 2464 Riverside Ave. The first arriving fire chiefs from the Wantagh Fire Department found heavy fire on the second floor of the home, said Nassau County Assistant Chief Fire Marshal James Hickman. The chiefs found one woman dead on the second floor and rescued another, Hickman said. While making the rescue, one of the chiefs also was burned, he added. The injured were taken to Nassa…
Police & Fire
Fire Engulfs Massapequa Home, Smoke Damages 2 Neighboring Residences
Multiple crews responded to a fire that destroyed a Long Island home and caused smoke damage to two neighboring homes. The fire broke out at a house on Clearwater Avenue in Massapequa at about 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9, according to the Nassau County Police Department. When emergency responders arrived, the home was engulfed in flames and all of the occupants had evacuated the residence, Nassau County Police said. Police said the Massapequa Fire Department responded to the scene and was assisted by the following fire departments: Seaford Amityville Wantagh South Farmingdale The…
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Blaze Breaks Out At Restaurant, Spreads To Row Of Other Businesses In Merrick
A fire that started in the kitchen of a Long Island restaurant quickly moved to five other businesses and caused homes in the vicinity to be evacuated. The fire took place in Merrick around 11:50 p.m., Wednesday, July 20. Responders rushed to the scene at Fuji Seoul Restaurant at 151 Merrick Ave. The Merrick Fire Department, assisted by the Roosevelt, Wantagh, and Freeport fire departments, responded to assist in extinguishing the fire, said the Nassau County Police. Approximately five businesses were affected by the fire and homes in the vicinity were evacuated for precautionary re…
Police & Fire
Fire Fully Engulfs Nassau Residence, Damages Neighboring House, Police Say
Dozens of firefighters worked overnight to extinguish a fire that broke out and fully engulfed a Long Island home. First responders in Nassau County responded to a Bayview Avenue home in Wantagh shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, where there was a report of a home fully engulfed in flames. Upon arrival, police said that the residents had already safely evacuated the home. Crews from the Wantagh Fire Department and Massapequa Fire Department worked to quickly extinguish the fire, with five trucks and 35 firefighters responding to the scene. The heat from the fire also damaged a…
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ID Released For Woman Killed In Nassau County House Fire
Police have identified the 61-year-old woman who was killed in a Long Island house fire earlier this month that remains under investigation. Earlier report: Woman Found Dead After Long Island House Fire Breaks Out Levittown resident Donna Coyle was in her Forester Lane home at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, April 10 when a fire broke out inside the building. Police said that upon arrival, officers found heavy black smoke fully engulfing the home, which made gaining access to the residence more difficult. Crews from the Levittown Fire Department managed to force their way into the home, …
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Woman Rescued After Getting Trapped Under Dock At Nassau County Marina
Quick-thinking first responders on Long Island helped rescue a woman who found herself trapped under a dock at an area marina. An off-duty Nassau County Police Aviation Unit officer at the Wantagh Park Marina at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22 heard a splash and scream for help, prompting him to jump into action. Police said that the officer was able to quickly locate an 80-year-old woman submerged in water and trapped under the dock. The officer was able to dislodge one board of the dock and grabbed hold of the female and held the woman’s head above the water while other re…
Police & Fire
Three Fire Departments Battle Blaze That Breaks Out In Nassau County House
A house fire that began in a garage was quickly extinguished by firefighters from three departments without any injuries. The Nassau County Arson Bomb Squad received a call of the fire around 10:35 a.m., Thursday, May 14, in Wantagh. According to detectives, officers responded to a house fire on Manchester Road. Upon arrival, officers found the attached garage engulfed in flames, said the Nassau County Police. The Wantagh Fire Department responded and with the assistance of Seaford and Massapequa fire departments, were able to extinguish the fire. There were no injuries reported. T…
Police & Fire
Police Officers Use New Tool To Help Extinguish Nassau County House Fire
Police officers used a new tool to help extinguish a fire that broke out in a Long Island home. The fire occurred just after 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1. According to Nassau County Police, units responded to a residence in Seaford on Rutherford Drive for a house fire. Upon arrival, they noticed smoke coming out of the windows. Police officers used their newly equipped “Dynamic Entry Breaching Sledge” (pictured above) which is assigned to all patrol vehicles to enter the house. After a thorough search of the residence, it was found to be unoccupied. North Massapequa a…
Police & Fire
House Fire Leads To Duo's Arrests For Setting Off, Selling Fireworks In Levittown
A house fire led to the arrest of a Levittown man and a teen after fireworks were found to be the cause of the fire. The fire took place around 4:20 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, at 277 Blacksmith Road in Levittown, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, police were responding to a call for a house fire and arrived on scene the house in flames. Police confirmed there were no residents inside. The Levittown and Wantagh Fire Departments responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. Arson and Bomb Squad investigators were called to the scene where it was discovere…
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