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Gilgo Beach Case: Suspected Killer Now Believed To Have Lured, Killed Victims Inside His Home Gilgo Beach Case: Suspected Killer Now Believed To Have Lured, Killed Victims Inside His Home
Gilgo Beach Case: Suspected Killer Now Believed To Have Lured, Killed Victims Inside His Home Click here for a new, updated story - Gilgo Four: A Look At Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case Investigators on the Gilgo Beach serial killer case have been working to prove the suspect, Rex Heuermann, committed the murders at his Long Island home while his family was away, according to news reports. Sources told CNN that investigators are operating on the theory that the Nassau County resident killed the three sex workers in his Massapequa Park home where he had access to tape and burlap bags in which the victims were found, The source pointed to the fact that the murders of Meliss…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New Update: Alleged Motel Murderer Fled After Stabbing Victim In Shirley, DA Reports New Update: Alleged Motel Murderer Fled After Stabbing Victim In Shirley, DA Reports
New Update: Alleged Motel Murderer Fled After Stabbing Victim In Shirley, DA Reports A recent report from officials revealed new details about a man who is charged with murder after allegedly stabbing and killing a housemate at a Long Island motel. Philip Walker, aged 56 of Mastic, has been charged with second-degree murder following an investigation by the Suffolk County Homicide Squad, according to a release from the Suffolk County District Attorney.  Earlier Report: Killer, Victim ID'd After Fatal Stabbing At Shirley Motel: Police According to the DA’s Office, Walker and his alleged victim, 63-year-old Jimmy Vaughn, were both living in a group home in the Shi…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Riverhead Gas Station Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Riverhead Gas Station
Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Riverhead Gas Station Police on Long Island are on the hunt for an alleged armed robbery suspect who shot at a store employee. The incident took place in Riverhead around 10:15 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Mobile Gas Station located at 1575 Old Country Road. According to Riverhead Police, a man entered the store and displayed a black handgun demanding money.  The employee complied and was able to exit the station during the robbery and ran across Pulaski Street, police said. The suspect followed the clerk on foot and fired a handgun at them, Riverhead police said. Police said during an inv…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bottles With Explosive-Making Materials Found Outside Long Island School Bottles With Explosive-Making Materials Found Outside Long Island School
Bottles With Explosive-Making Materials Found Outside Long Island School Several bottles containing explosive-making devices were discovered just outside a New York elementary school. Officers on Long Island responded to a call for a suspicious item in the rear parking lot of Levy Lakeside School in Merrick, located on Babylon Road at around 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 24. The multiple plastic bottles containing explosive-making materials, one of which contained BBs, said police.  The items were tested, made safe and then transported off school grounds, according to police.  Police conducted a further investigation at surrounding schools in the area …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Shots Fired At Riverhead Home Twice In Four-Day Span, Police Say Shots Fired At Riverhead Home Twice In Four-Day Span, Police Say
Shots Fired At Riverhead Home Twice In Four-Day Span, Police Say Police are investigating after shots were fired at a Long Island home twice in a four-day span. The latest incident in Riverhead happened around 2 a.m. Saturday, June 18. The Riverhead Police Department was called to respond to a residence located on Wilson Avenue, for a report of a disturbance involving multiple gunshots at the location.  Upon the arrival of Patrol Division units, it was discovered that multiple gunshots struck the residence. No injuries were reported.  Initial interviews of witnesses revealed that a vehicle of an unknown make, model or registration, stopped i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Murder Mystery: Details Emerge After Forest Hills Mom Found In Duffel Bag Murder Mystery: Details Emerge After Forest Hills Mom Found In Duffel Bag
Murder Mystery: Details Emerge After Forest Hills Mom Found In Duffel Bag Updated story: Police ID Person Of Interest In Murder Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Stabbed 58 Times Police have no suspects in the murder of a New York mother of two whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag about a half-mile from her home near a popular walking path in a residential neighborhood. The body of Orsolya Gaal, age 51, was found around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16, in Forest Hills, Queens, by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home at 72-24 Juno St., said the NYPD on Monday, April 18.  Now the family -- a father, and two teenage sons -- is l…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
7-Year-Old Girl Shot On Long Island 7-Year-Old Girl Shot On Long Island
7-Year-Old Girl Shot On Long Island Police are investigating after a 7-year-old girl was shot on Long Island. The incident occurred on Saturday, March 26 at around 2:50 p.m. in Hempstead. Upon arrival at Evans Avenue, Hempstead Police officers discovered the girl with a gunshot wound to her left arm.  She was transported to an area hospital for further treatment and evaluation, Nassau County Police said.  The investigation is ongoing. Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above incident to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
One Injured in Suffolk County Shooting One Injured in Suffolk County Shooting
One Injured in Suffolk County Shooting Detectives on Long Island are investigating a shooting that left one hospitalized overnight. Police said that at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, a man was shot outside a Lexington Avenue home in Central Islip following an altercation with a second party. Following the shooting, the man was transported to an area hospital in a private vehicle for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according to detectives. No other information was released about the shooting. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the incident has been asked…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of 19-Year-Old Long Island Man Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of 19-Year-Old Long Island Man
Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of 19-Year-Old Long Island Man A second suspect has been charged with murder after human remains were found near a busy Long Island roadway last summer. Nassau County Police say the discovery was made around 9 a.m.on Tuesday, July 20 on the Meadowbrook Parkway in Uniondale. According to detectives, the skeletal remains of a human body were located in a wooded area on the west side of the parkway. The victim was later identified as Gerson E. Pineda, age 19, of Hempstead. In September, Nassau County Police announced Jeustin David Maldonado, age 22, of Uniondale has been arrested and charged with secon…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire NY Family TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire NY Family
TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire NY Family Almost to the day of the 15-year anniversary of the brutal murders of a Hudson Valley family of five, Oxygen's true-crime series, "Family Massare," will air a segment on the event. The show will tell the horrific murder story of the Morey family of the Dutchess County town of Fishkill that took place on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. The murder was uncovered that Friday when firefighters responded to a house fire on Route 82, and after battling the blaze, the New York State Police announced they had found the bodies of three young brothers, Manuel, age 13, Adam, age 10, and Ryan Morey, age 6 and th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Found Seriously Injured Behind Suffolk County Strip Mall Man Found Seriously Injured Behind Suffolk County Strip Mall
Man Found Seriously Injured Behind Suffolk County Strip Mall A man was hospitalized after allegedly being assaulted behind a Long Island strip mall and left alone to tend to his wounds, police said. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department responded to the back of a Route 347 strip mall in Port Jefferson at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Monday, July 12, where there was a report of a man who had suffered injuries. Police said that the man, who detectives determined was assaulted, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of “serious injuries.” According to officials, the investigation into the circumstances surrounding…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Netflix Reveals 'Last Victim' Of Serial Killer Son Of Sam Netflix Reveals 'Last Victim' Of Serial Killer Son Of Sam
Netflix Reveals 'Last Victim' Of Serial Killer Son Of Sam Who was really the last victim of famed serial killer David Berkowitz, the “Son of Sam,” who once called the area home? A new Netflix docuseries, “The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness” takes a look at the famed serial killer from Westchester and the reporter, Maury Terry, whose obsession with Berkowitz led him to believe that the man did not act alone. According to the new series, Terry, a former IBM employee turned author, believed that Berkowitz did not act alone during his infamous reign of terror in the 1970s, and instead may have been a part of a larger network of killers. Berkow…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Shooting At Suffolk County Intersection Suspect At Large After Shooting At Suffolk County Intersection
Suspect At Large After Shooting At Suffolk County Intersection A 43-year-old man was hospitalized after being struck by a bullet in a drive-by shooting at a Long Island intersection, police said. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, a person driving a 2016 Toyota Camry was traveling east on Edison Avenue in West Babylon, making a left hand turn onto Dale Street, when gunshots rang out from a different passing vehicle. Police said that a Wyandanch resident who was a passenger in the Camry was grazed by one of the bullets, causing non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Camry took the passenger to the Shell gas station on Straight Pat…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Christmas Day Long Island Shooting Suspect At Large After Christmas Day Long Island Shooting
Suspect At Large After Christmas Day Long Island Shooting A suspect is at large after an early morning Christmas Day shooting on Long Island. It happened on Friday, Dec. 25 at around 6:36 a.m. in Baldwin. Nassau County First Precinct officers found a 30-year-old victim lying on the ground on Cottage Place with a gunshot wound to his chest and shoulder.  A Nassau County Police Department Ambulance transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment.  The victim is currently in serious condition, according to police. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives request anyone with information contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police Issue Alert For Suspect Wanted In Fatal Long Island Park Shooting Police Issue Alert For Suspect Wanted In Fatal Long Island Park Shooting
Police Issue Alert For Suspect Wanted In Fatal Long Island Park Shooting Know anything? Police investigators on Long Island are seeking information as they attempt to locate the shooter who gunned down a 21-year-old man in an area park late last month. Crime Stoppers and the Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad are attempting to locate the suspect who shot and killed Taffarie Haughton on Saturday, Nov. 28. According to police, officers were called to Martin Luther King Jr. Park on Stevens Street in Freeport shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 28, where there was a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located Haughton along with an unidentified…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Wanted For Allegedly Attempting To Lure Child On Long Island Man Wanted For Allegedly Attempting To Lure Child On Long Island
Man Wanted For Allegedly Attempting To Lure Child On Long Island An investigation has been launched on Long Island after an older man allegedly got handsy with a 5-year-old girl near an area church, police said. Nassau County Police detectives are attempting to locate a man who allegedly attempted to lure the little girl to him shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15 in Westbury. Police said that the 5-year-old girl was with her family near St. Brigid/Our Lady of Peace School on Maple Avenue when the child was approached, with the man grabbing her arm repeatedly and attempting to pull her closer. The child was able to break free from the man and to…

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by Zak Failla
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Details Emerge After Tech Entrepreneur Found Dismembered In NYC Details Emerge After Tech Entrepreneur Found Dismembered In NYC
Details Emerge After Tech Entrepreneur Found Dismembered In NYC New details have been released after a tech mogul from the Hudson Valley was found dismembered with his body stuffed in garbage bags in his Manhattan apartment. Fahim Saleh, 33, a longtime Dutchess County resident who started his career while living in Hopewell Junction, was found murdered and dismembered by someone “dressed as a ninja” in all black, investigators said. Saleh, who was born in Saudi Arabia, moved with his parents to the Poughkeepsie area in his early teens. Police said that it is believed Saleh was attacked when he got off the elevator to his seventh-floor apartment on the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Students Stabbed Walking Home From Long Island High School Two Students Stabbed Walking Home From Long Island High School
Two Students Stabbed Walking Home From Long Island High School Two students were stabbed while walking home from high school on Long Island on Friday, Nov. 8. The two, who attend Freeport High School, were hospitalized. Their conditions have not yet been released. The attack is under investigation and there have not been arrests made. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Alleged Prostitute Charged In Connection To Death Of Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant Alleged Prostitute Charged In Connection To Death Of Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant
Alleged Prostitute Charged In Connection To Death Of Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant An alleged prostitute has been charged in connection with the death of the head chef of the glitzy Cipriani Dolce restaurant in Grand Central Terminal who was found stuffed in a garbage can in a motel room. The body of Andrea Zamperoni, 33, of Queens, was discovered by New York City Police around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Kamway Lodge & Tavern in Elmhurst, a dumpy Queens motel, after officers responded to a call of an unconscious man, said the NYPD. Friends and co-workers had been searching for Zamperoni, who had been reported missing on Monday, Aug. 19, after failing to rep…

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by Kathy Reakes