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Man Admits Shooting, Killing Victim During Broad Daylight Walk On Long Island Man Admits Shooting, Killing Victim During Broad Daylight Walk On Long Island
Man Admits Shooting, Killing Victim During Broad Daylight Walk On Long Island A 27-year-old Long Island man pleaded guilty to killing a man while he was out on a walk with his girlfriend. Savonn Dangerfield, age 27 of Hempstead, admitted to murdering 23-year-old Jeffrey Lee nearly six years before, the Nassau County District Court announced. Just before noon on October 12, 2018, the DA’s Office said Dangerfield approached Lee, a Roosevelt resident, while he was out walking with his girlfriend at the intersection of Dartmouth Street in Hempstead and opened fire. Earlier Report: Man Charged In Fatal Shooting At Busy Hempstead Intersection He shot Lee three …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Knife-Wielding Man Threatens Hospital Employees On Long Island: Police Knife-Wielding Man Threatens Hospital Employees On Long Island: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Threatens Hospital Employees On Long Island: Police A Long Island man was arrested following a struggle after police said he threatened hospital employees with a knife. Martin McCarthy, age 49, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 13 in Mineola, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 3 a.m., officers said they received multiple calls from people claiming McCarthy was threatening employees at the NYU Langone Hospital, located at 259 First Street. When police arrived, McCarthy was still pointing his knife at hospital employees and reportedly refused to drop it, eventually swinging to point it at the officers. Nassau Police used a Taser on …

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by Sophie Grieser
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'Very Grateful': LI Coaches Honored For Saving HS Basketball Player Who Collapsed On Court 'Very Grateful': LI Coaches Honored For Saving HS Basketball Player Who Collapsed On Court
'Very Grateful': LI Coaches Honored For Saving HS Basketball Player Who Collapsed On Court Three quick-thinking high school coaches on Long Island are getting the hero's treatment for saving a basketball player’s life after he collapsed on the court. The terrifying ordeal happened Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Chaminade High School in Mineola, school officials said. Seventeen-year-old varsity player PJ Kellachan was heading to the sideline following a drill when he suddenly collapsed and began suffering a seizure. The 17-year-old eventually stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. “I remember being on the court, but then my mind kind of blacks out,” Kellachan told reporters at a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Gunman Who Fled LI Shooting In Uber Sentenced, Charged In Death Of 2nd Victim Gunman Who Fled LI Shooting In Uber Sentenced, Charged In Death Of 2nd Victim
Gunman Who Fled LI Shooting In Uber Sentenced, Charged In Death Of 2nd Victim A Long Island man is facing decades in prison after being convicted in the near-fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man, and charged in the shooting death of a second victim. Floyd McNeil, age 26, of Elmont, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars in Nassau County Court on Monday, Dec. 6. It followed his June 2022 jury conviction on charges of second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault in the shooting of Malachi Blaylock in Hempstead. Prosecutors said it was just before 7 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2019, when McNeil opened fire on Blaylock in front of the entrance to the Jackson Terrace Apa…

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by Michael Mashburn
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51-Year-Old Killed In Suspected Drunk Driving Crash On Long Island, Police Say 51-Year-Old Killed In Suspected Drunk Driving Crash On Long Island, Police Say
51-Year-Old Killed In Suspected Drunk Driving Crash On Long Island, Police Say A 51-year-old man has died following a suspected drunk driving crash on Long Island. New York State Police troopers were called just before 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, with reports of a serious crash on the Southern State Parkway in the town of Hempstead. A preliminary investigation found that Haynes Harris, age 40, of Baldwin, was driving westbound in a BMW M3 when he struck a Chevy Equinox from behind near exit 17, police said. The impact sent both vehicles off the roadway onto the right shoulder, where the BMW then struck a guardrail before overturning and hitting a utility box. A passen…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Gang Member Sentenced For Violent Shooting Long Island Gang Member Sentenced For Violent Shooting
Long Island Gang Member Sentenced For Violent Shooting A member of the Bloods street gang on Long Island with a lengthy criminal history will spend two decades behind bars after being convicted of shooting a man and attempting to flee from justice, the DA announced. In March, Trevor Ford, age 30, of Hempstead, was convicted on multiple assault and weapon possession charges for a May 2020 shooting in his home town. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said that the trial began on Tuesday, March 8 and the jury deliberated for two days before returning the guilty verdicts. Donnelly said that at approximately 7:15 p.m. on May 15, 2020, Fo…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Gang Member Convicted Of Violent Shooting Long Island Gang Member Convicted Of Violent Shooting
Long Island Gang Member Convicted Of Violent Shooting An alleged Bloods street gang member on Long Island with a lengthy rap sheet was convicted on multiple charges after allegedly shooting a man in a busy intersection and attempting to flee from justice, the DA announced. Hempstead resident Trevor Ford, age 30 was convicted on Tuesday, March 15 of assault and weapon possession charges for a May 2020 shooting in Hempstead. Specifically, Ford was convicted by a jury at trial of: Two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; Second-degree assault; Criminal possession of a firearm. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly s…

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by Zak Failla