36-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Seriously Injured In Smithtown Crash 36-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Seriously Injured In Smithtown Crash
36-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Seriously Injured In Smithtown Crash A 36-year-old man is dead and another driver is hospitalized with serious injuries following a car crash on Long Island. Emergency crews were called at around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, with reports of a two-car crash in Smithtown, on Middle Country Road near Highway Place. Suffolk County Police determined that Michael Bittleman, age 36, of East Northport, was driving a Nissan westbound on Middle Country Road when he crossed into oncoming traffic near Highway Place. He then struck an eastbound Mercedes Benz head-on. Bittleman was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was p…
Man Sentenced For 'Heartbreaking,' 'Horrific' Killing Of Hempstead 16-Year-Old Man Sentenced For 'Heartbreaking,' 'Horrific' Killing Of Hempstead 16-Year-Old
Man Sentenced For 'Heartbreaking,' 'Horrific' Killing Of Hempstead 16-Year-Old A Long Island 20-year-old will spend two decades behind bars for the premeditated murder of a 16-year-old, whose remains were found in March 2020, officials announced. John Mann IV’s sentencing was announced by the Suffolk County District Attorney on Friday, June 9, for beating teen Henry Hernandez to death. He will spend the next 20 years in prison for the incident. Mann, of Centereach, had previously pleaded guilty in March 2023. Earlier Report: Man Admits To ‘Cold-Hearted’ Killing Of Homeless 16-Year-Old In Centereach According to Mann’s guilty plea and court documents, Hernandez’s s…
Gruesome Stabbing: Long Island Man Killed Uncle, Jury Finds Gruesome Stabbing: Long Island Man Killed Uncle, Jury Finds
Gruesome Stabbing: Long Island Man Killed Uncle, Jury Finds A Long Island man has been found guilty of stabbing and killing his uncle in December of 2019, officials announced. On Thursday, June 8, 44-year-old David Cahoon of Dix Hill was convicted by a jury for the death of his 70-year-old uncle, William Cahoon in an incident that occurred nearly four years ago, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Earlier Report: Man Indicted For Allegedly Stabbing Uncle To Death In Levittown According to the DA’s Office, William Cahoon’s body was found in his Levittown home with approximately 16 stab wounds on January 4, 2019. Officers discovered…
Drug Lab: Owner Busted Making Meth At Ronkonkoma Business, Police Say Drug Lab: Owner Busted Making Meth At Ronkonkoma Business, Police Say
Drug Lab: Owner Busted Making Meth At Ronkonkoma Business, Police Say A Long Island business owner is accused of operating a methamphetamine laboratory in the same building that houses his company. Suffolk County Police officers were initially called at around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, with reports of a burglary at the Quantitative Laboratories, located in Ronkonkoma on Pond Road. While searching the building for suspects, officers uncovered chemicals and equipment consistent with a methamphetamine operation, police said. Investigators also reported finding solid and liquid methamphetamine, along with ketamine, cocaine, and $40,000 in cash. The company’s …
Home Break-In: Serial Bellport Burglar Headed Back To Prison Home Break-In: Serial Bellport Burglar Headed Back To Prison
Home Break-In: Serial Bellport Burglar Headed Back To Prison A convicted felon who spent years behind bars for breaking into Long Island homes is heading back to prison after confessing to another burglary. Arnaldo Marcano, age 42, of Bellport, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 7. It followed his guilty plea to second-degree burglary in May 2023. Earlier Report: Repeat Offender: Parolee Admits Breaking Into Bellport Home, Stealing Cash The district attorney’s office said it was shortly after midnight on Feb. 24, 2023 when Marcano broke a window and entered a Bellport home, where he stole cash befor…
Horrific Strangling: Bay Shore Man Sentenced For Manslaughter, More Horrific Strangling: Bay Shore Man Sentenced For Manslaughter, More
Horrific Strangling: Bay Shore Man Sentenced For Manslaughter, More A Long Island man will spend 30 years in prison for fatally strangling his girlfriend, an incident that occurred just months after he was released without bail for strangling another woman, authorities announced. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, June 8 that 23-year-old Darren Mansfield was sentenced to three decades behind bars for the April 2021 death of Dix Hill resident Frania Espinal. Earlier Report: Long Island Man Admits Killing 22-Year-Old, Strangling Second Woman Mansfield, who is from Bay Shore, was first arrested on November 2, 2020, for posses…
Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting: Long Island 33-Year-Old Gets 50 Years Behind Bars Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting: Long Island 33-Year-Old Gets 50 Years Behind Bars
Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting: Long Island 33-Year-Old Gets 50 Years Behind Bars A Long Island man who was previously convicted of murder in a deadly supermarket shooting will spend decades in prison, officials have announced. Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, a 33-year-old Hempstead resident, was sentenced on Thursday, June 8 to 50 years to life behind bars for the murder of one person and the attempted murder of two others in an April 2021 Stop & Shop shooting, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. He had previously been convicted on Wednesday, May 3. Earlier Report: West Hempstead Stop & Shop Mass Shooter Convicted, Faces 90 Years To Life According to the …
Road Rage: Killer Who Stomped Long Island Father To Death Formally Charged With Murder, DA Says Road Rage: Killer Who Stomped Long Island Father To Death Formally Charged With Murder, DA Says
Road Rage: Killer Who Stomped Long Island Father To Death Formally Charged With Murder, DA Says A 26-year-old man accused of beating a father and grandfather to death following a fender bender on Long Island has been formally charged with murder. Patrick Destine, of Queens, was arraigned on second-degree murder and other charges in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, June 7, in the beating death of 54-year-old David McKenzie in Baldwin in April 2023. According to prosecutors, it was around 11 p.m. on April 15 when Destine and McKenzie got into a minor car accident in Baldwin, near Shuman Place and Forest Avenue. Earlier Report: Road-Rage Murder Update: Baldwin Man Identified As V…
Caught On Video: Suspect Admits Shooting 31-Year-Old To Death Outside Central Islip Restaurant Caught On Video: Suspect Admits Shooting 31-Year-Old To Death Outside Central Islip Restaurant
Caught On Video: Suspect Admits Shooting 31-Year-Old To Death Outside Central Islip Restaurant Nearly two years after a man was shot to death outside of a Long Island restaurant, the victim’s killer has confessed. Ismael Rodriguez-Rosado, age 29, of East Islip, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, June 5, in the death of 31-year-old German Ariel Montes De Oca Ramirez in August 2021. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the two got into an altercation outside of the Mi Nueva Encanto Restaurant, located in Central Islip on Carleton Avenue, at around 1 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2021. Earlier Report: Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shoo…
Capitol Breach: LI Funeral Home Owner Sprayed Insecticide On Police, Assaulted Reporters: Feds Capitol Breach: LI Funeral Home Owner Sprayed Insecticide On Police, Assaulted Reporters: Feds
Capitol Breach: LI Funeral Home Owner Sprayed Insecticide On Police, Assaulted Reporters: Feds This story has been updated to include a statement from Moloney Family Funeral Homes. A funeral home owner from New York is accused of assaulting police officers and reporters during the breach of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Long Island’s Peter Moloney, age 58, of Bayport, was arrested Wednesday, June 7, on multiple federal charges, including assaulting law enforcement. Moloney is the co-owner of Moloney Family Funeral Homes, which has eight locations across Long Island. According to federal prosecutors, he was among several people who illegally gathered on the West Plaza of the …
Man Caught In Act Raping Stepdaughter After Decade Of Sexual Abuse: Suffolk County DA Man Caught In Act Raping Stepdaughter After Decade Of Sexual Abuse: Suffolk County DA
Man Caught In Act Raping Stepdaughter After Decade Of Sexual Abuse: Suffolk County DA A Long Island man is facing dozens of criminal charges after he was allegedly caught raping his stepdaughter following years of sexual abuse, authorities said. The Center Moriches man, who prosecutors are not naming to protect the victim’s identity, was arraigned on nearly 50 criminal counts in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 7. According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, the defendant began sexually abusing his stepdaughter “on a regular basis” when she was 7 years old, and continued doing so over the next decade. The abuse eventually escalated to more “aggressive sexual behavior…
COVID-19 $14.7M Scheme: Long Island Woman Tried Stealing From Relief Program, Feds Say COVID-19 $14.7M Scheme: Long Island Woman Tried Stealing From Relief Program, Feds Say
Covid-19 $14.7M Scheme: Long Island Woman Tried Stealing From Relief Program, Feds Say Two men from Westchester and a Long Island woman face charges after participating in a more than $14 million scheme to steal from a program created to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal officials said.  New Rochelle resident Glenroy Walker, age 65, Mount Vernon resident Gary Wheeler, age 46, Freeport resident Sherril Baez, age 50, and three others are charged with scheming to steal more than $14 million from the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, June 6.  The …
Smoky Skies: Hochul Warns NY School Districts To Suspend Outdoor Activities Smoky Skies: Hochul Warns NY School Districts To Suspend Outdoor Activities
Smoky Skies: Hochul Warns NY School Districts To Suspend Outdoor Activities As raging Canadian wildfires send plumes of smoke over much of New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul is urging school districts to pause outdoor activities to protect the health of students' lungs.  In a statement on Wednesday, June 7, Hochul said much of the state would be in an air quality index of "unhealthy to very unhealthy" for most of the day as a result of smoke from Canadian wildfires that has drifted into the Northeast.  According to Hochul, schools in New York City, Syracuse, and Rochester have already suspended outdoor school activities as a result of the smoke.  "I suppor…