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'Heinous Act': Dad's Friend Breaks Into Bay Shore Home, Sexually Assaults 4-Year-Old, Cops Say
A man is accused of breaking into a Long Island home and sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl.
Darwin Barbacastillo, age 27, of Brentwood, was arraigned on sexual assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Nov. 15, stemming from an alleged break-in at a home in Bay Shore.
Prosecutors said Barbacastillo entered the victim’s home through a back door at around 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, while the family was still sleeping.
Once inside, he was reportedly caught on surveillance video wandering through the home and testing bedroom doors to see if they were locked.
Eventually, …
Saved By The (Door) Bell: Central Islip Home Invader Caught On Camera, DA Says
The man, who was caught committing the invasion by a doorbell camera, had pistol-whipped a teen and zip-tied multiple of the home occupants’ wrists, authorities said.
Wyandanch resident Beresford Hall, age 44, was indicted Monday, April 24, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced.
According to the charges against him, Hall forcibly entered a Central Islip home with a gun while the family was still inside.
During the alleged incident on Saturday, April 8, a man was opening the door of his home when Hall, armed with a gun, ran up to him and forced him back inside by holding the gun…
Man Convicted In Violent Home Invasion In Shirley Involving Well-Known Rapper
A gang member accused of taking part in a violent, home-invasion robbery on Long Island that left an autistic teenager injured has confessed to the crime.
Bellport resident Miguel Ruiz, age 29, pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary Thursday, Aug. 11, in Suffolk County court.
Prosecutors said Ruiz, a known member of the Bloods street gang, was armed with a gun when he and six other men kicked in the victims’ Shirley home at around 3:30 a.m. on May 7, 2021.
Prosecutors said the group forced the family, which included their 18-year-old autistic son, to lay face down on the floor at gunpoin…
Man Convicted For Machete Killing Of Grandmother During Levittown Home Invasion
A Long Island man has been convicted in the brutal machete killing of a 73-year-old grandmother during a home invasion.
On Sept. 13, 2017, Benjamin Lopez, age 27, of Levittown, and a co-defendant, Deangelo Gill, broke into a home on Newbridge Road in Levittown seeking revenge on the resident, Mark Depperman, and planning to steal his marijuana and money, according to the charges by Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said.
Once inside the home, they encountered 73-year-old Laraine Pizzichemi, Depperman’s grandmother. Lopez then hacked Pizzichemi to death with a mache…
Man Wanted For Stealing Guns, Safe During Stony Brook Home Burglary
Police are asking for the public’s help after a Long Island family’s home was burglarized.
Suffolk County Police said the break-in happened Friday, April 22, at the Brookhaven residence, located on Hargrove Drive in Stony Brook.
Sometime between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., the suspect got into the house by removing a window screen, police said.
Once inside he stole four long guns, a safe, jewelry, and various ID documents, police said.
Altogether, the stolen items are valued at approximately $1,500.
The suspect was seen on home surveillance footage wearing dark colored pants, a grey long sleeve …
One Killed, One Injured In Suffolk Home Invasion, Police Say
One person was killed and another injured during a home invasion on Long Island.
The incident took place around 3:45 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17, in Suffolk County at a Coram home.
According to the Suffolk County Police, multiple people broke into the home at 5 Everglades Lane and shot Eric Westby, a resident of the home, and beat a woman with a pistol.
Westby, 46, was transported to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson where he was pronounced dead.
The woman was treated for her injuries at a local hospital.
There were two other residents home at the time of the burglary …
Police Searching For Man Who Followed Woman Into Long Island Home, Before Stealing Purse
Police are searching for a man who allegedly followed a woman inside her Long Island home and then, after asking for money, stole her purse.
The incident took place around 3;15 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17, in Westbury, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, after returning home from grocery shopping, the victim, a 72-year-old woman, was approached by a Black man who asked her if she needed help bringing her packages into her Westbury Lane home.
After telling the man she didn’t need any help, he then followed her into her home and asked for some water. The victim, out of…
