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Man Admits Driving Drunk, Killing Trio Leaving Party In New Hyde Park Man Admits Driving Drunk, Killing Trio Leaving Party In New Hyde Park
Man Admits Driving Drunk, Killing Trio Leaving Party In New Hyde Park A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to his role in a crash that killed three people and injured three others, all of the same family. Twenty-three-year-old Dante Lennon of Freeport entered his plea on Tuesday, March 5 for the May 2022 crash, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. According to his plea, Lennon was driving his Mercedes Benz drunk on the night of May 21, 2022, speeding down Jericho Turnpike at nearly twice the 35-mile-per-hour speed limit. Earlier Report: IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash In New Hyde Park He was driving eastbound near The Inn ev…

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by Sophie Grieser
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ID Released For Queens Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Westchester ID Released For Queens Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Westchester
ID Released For Queens Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Westchester Metro-North officials have identified the woman struck by a New Haven Line train in Westchester. Aurelia Franchitti, age 21, of Woodside, in Queens, was fatally struck after stepping in front of an eastbound train at Rye Station around 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, officials said.  Earlier report: Person Killed After Stepping In Front Of Train In Rye The MTA Police are investigating the incident.  Officials said at this early stage in the investigation, the incident does not appear criminal or accidental in nature.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Faces Charges After Raid At Illegal Long Island Massage Parlor Woman Faces Charges After Raid At Illegal Long Island Massage Parlor
Woman Faces Charges After Raid At Illegal Long Island Massage Parlor A woman is facing charges, including sex abuse, after a raid at a Long Island massage parlor. In response to numerous community complaints, Suffolk County Police and other agencies conducted an investigation at Imperial Foot Care Spa in in Smithtown, located on Terry Road at around 4:45 p.m.  Wednesday, June 8. Yan Fillion, age 61, of Woodside, Queens, was charged with two counts of unauthorized practice of a profession and two counts of third-degree sex abuse, according to police. Fillion was given an appearance ticket and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash In New Hyde Park IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash In New Hyde Park
IDs Released For Three Women Killed In Crash In New Hyde Park The identities have been released who three women who were killed after a crash involving a drunk driver in front of an event venue in New York, police said. At around 11:10 p.m. Saturday, May 21 on Long Island, a 2010 Lincoln Town Car with a driver and five occupants was struck in the eastbound lane of Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park by a 2012 Mercedes-Benz sedan occupied by only the driver, according to Nassau County Police.  The incident happened in front of 214 Jericho Turnpike, the location of The Inn at New Hyde Park, a facility for events and weddings. (See…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Indicted For Causing Overdose Death Of Victim In Motel Room Woman Indicted For Causing Overdose Death Of Victim In Motel Room
Woman Indicted For Causing Overdose Death Of Victim In Motel Room An alleged prostitute is facing charges for allegedly selling the fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose over the summer. Angelina Barini, 41, has been arrested and arraigned on an indictment charging her with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl thatch resulted in the fatal overdose of a Queens man in a Woodside motel. It is alleged that on Thursday, July 11, a man as found dead in a motel room in Woodside. Video surveillance from the building captured a woman, believed to be Barini, and the victim, entering the motel together, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said. …

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by Zak Failla