Rigged Game? Jake’s 58 Casino Stole Workers’ Tips, Fired Employee Who Spoke Out, Lawsuit Claims
A new lawsuit claims Jake’s 58 Casino stole tips from hourly workers and passed them up to managers and supervisors, then canned the employee who complained about it.
Kevin Guttinger filed the suit Monday, Oct. 26 in federal court, nearly two years after he was fired by the hotel/casino operator, according to the court documents.
Guttinger began working as a cashier at Jake’s 58 in Islandia in March 2022 and was making $18 per hour, plus tips, the lawsuit says. The tips were distributed through a general employee pot, which was divided and paid out weekly — frequently topping $50,000, accor…
'Kill All The Jews!': Man Terrorizes Shoppers At Inwood's Bingo Wholesale, Police Say
A Long Island man screaming “Hail Hitler” and “Kill all the Jews” at a kosher retailer has been arrested, police said.
Hasani Ferguson, 36, of Inwood, was arrested about 13 hours after making the threats Sunday, Nov. 8 at a Bingo Wholesale location in Inwood, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Ferguson first approached a 34-year-old woman and her 7-year-old daughter inside the store around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, cops said. He held his hands in the shape of guns, made gunshot sounds, and shouted, “Free Palestine, Hail Hitler, kill all Jews, and kill Israel,” according to police.
After mo…
NY Woman’s Death On Airport Runway Ruled Accidental, Cause Of Death Released: State Police
A New York woman’s shocking death on a private airport runway has been ruled accidental, police said Monday, Nov. 9.
Pamela M. Haselton, 67, of Wilmington, was killed Friday, Nov. 6 at Catalano Airfield, according to New York State Police.
Haselton’s official cause of death was “hypovolemic shock due to amputations of the arms and severe abdominal laceration injuries resulting from blunt force trauma,” state police said. Her death was ruled an accident.
A single-engine, two-seat 1943 Aeronca L3 aircraft piloted by James Catalano, 77, of Wilmington, landed at the private airfield around 3:4…
$440K Check To NYC Synagogue Vanishes In Mail, Woman Busted Nearly Four Years Later: Police
A $440,000 check to a Brooklyn synagogue was stolen by a New Hampshire woman, police said.
Tasherica Malone, 32, of Nashua, was arrested Monday, Nov. 9 — nearly four years after the theft, the Nassau County Police Department said.
A victim sealed and mailed the check to Congregation Tifereth Israel in Park Slope back on Jan. 9, 2023, but the congregation alerted them several weeks later that the check never arrived, according to police.
The victim called the cops, but their report led nowhere until Monday morning, when Malone surrendered at Nassau County police headquarters around 9:30 a.m…
Plainview Family Of Seven Loses Home In Destructive House Fire, Fundraiser Launched
A Long Island family of seven lost their home in a devastating house fire over the weekend, and now a fundraiser has been launched to support them.
Brian and Lauren Kienle, along with their four children and Lauren’s mother, were all living at the home on Cranberry Lane in Plainview when it caught fire around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, according to the fundraiser and the Nassau County Fire Marshal.
“Fortunately, everyone is OK, but the house is uninhabitable,” organizer Meagan Montalto wrote in the GoFundMe. “They lost nearly all of their clothes, shoes, and other belongings. While the fam…
State Trooper Shoots Armed, Suicidal Man After Berme Road Domestic Dispute Turns Violent: Nysp
New York state troopers shot and wounded a potentially suicidal man on Sunday evening, Nov. 8, police said.
Troopers were called to Berme Road in the Town of Rochester, near the hamlet of Kerhonkson, for reports of a suicidal man involved in a physical domestic dispute around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, New York State Police said.
Reports indicated the man had threatened another individual and multiple children, state police said.
When law enforcement arrived, they found the man holding a firearm, behaving erratically, and making suicidal statements, according to state police.
The man refused to li…
Roosevelt Tenant’s Weapons Stash Discovered After Landlord Hears Gunshot: Police
Several guns were discovered inside a rented Long Island home after the sound of a gunshot on Sunday night, Nov. 8, police said.
Sean Nolan, 55, of Roosevelt, was arrested and hospitalized for evaluation and treatment following the incident, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Investigators discovered multiple long guns, a revolver, high-capacity magazines, and ammunition inside Nolan’s residence, police said.
Cops first responded to the house around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, following a call from the landlord, who said he’d heard a loud bang coming from a tenant’s room, according to authori…
Daylight Shootout With Albany Police Leads To Guilty Plea For NY Man: Authorities
A New York man who engaged in a shootout with police pleaded guilty Friday, Nov. 6 to multiple incidents, authorities said.
Devante Wadjas, 29, of Albany, faces a possible sentence of 75 years to life behind bars at his sentencing hearing on Jan. 6, 2027, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Two Albany police detectives attempted to arrest Wadjas on Dec. 18, 2025, but he ran away, pulled a .40-caliber handgun, and fired four bullets at the two officers, authorities said.
The cops returned fire and struck Wadjas in the torso, then recovered the .40-caliber gun at the scene, of…
