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Six Hidden Gambling Machines, $1,600 Seized In LI Store Raids: Police Six Hidden Gambling Machines, $1,600 Seized In LI Store Raids: Police
Six Hidden Gambling Machines, $1,600 Seized In LI Store Raids: Police Two Long Island convenience stores were busted with hidden illegal gambling machines, leading to two arrests, police said. Investigators searched the two Roosevelt shops — Good Food & Shake and Stop & Go Food Market — during a “quality of life” initiative on Monday, July 6, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops found two illegal gambling machines with $1,276 at Good Food & Shake and arrested Erick Hernandez Martinez, 33, of Freeport, according to authorities. Officers then found four illegal machines with $390 at Stop & Go and cuffed Rafael Rodriguez, 63, of Union…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Montauk Highway DWI Double: Crash Suspect, Sleeping Driver Arrested Hours Apart, Cops Say Montauk Highway DWI Double: Crash Suspect, Sleeping Driver Arrested Hours Apart, Cops Say
Montauk Highway DWI Double: Crash Suspect, Sleeping Driver Arrested Hours Apart, Cops Say A drunk driver was arrested following a two-car wreck on Long Island on Monday night, July 6, police said. Alan Vasquez, 20, of Hampton Bays, was one of two drivers involved in the crash at Montauk Highway and Carter Lane in East Quogue, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Cops responded to the scene around 8:15 p.m. Monday and determined Vasquez was drunk at the time of the crash, authorities said. Both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Vasquez was charged with misdemeanor DWI and unlicensed driving, cops said. His name, age, and hometown match a man wh…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Back Alley Backstabbing Leads To Attempted Murder Case For LI Man: Police Back Alley Backstabbing Leads To Attempted Murder Case For LI Man: Police
Back Alley Backstabbing Leads To Attempted Murder Case For LI Man: Police A Long Island man was knifed in the back in a back alley brawl that spilled out of a comedy club, police said. Francis Jimenea, 54, of East Meadow, was charged with attempted murder in the stabbing outside Governors Comedy Club in Levittown on Thursday, June 18, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops responded to the club around 6:30 p.m. that night and learned that an altercation between Jimenea and a 58-year-old man had escalated and led to a back alley, police said. Jimenea stabbed the man in the back during the argument, and the victim was rushed to a local hospital in critical…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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VIDEO: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey VIDEO: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey
Video: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey Harrowing footage shows the moment the roof of a BJ's Wholesale Club collapsed on 27 people, including shoppers, in New Jersey on Monday, July 6 (scroll for footage). At 11:16 a.m., emergency responded to the roof collapse at the BJ's in Ocean Township at 1904 Route 35, Ocean Township Police Chief Michael Sorrentino and Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said. There were 27 people inside the building when the collapse occurred, Sorrentino and Golden said. Two people were partially trapped but freed themselves and safely exited the building, authorities said. No injuries were rep…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says
NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says A 75-year-old South Jersey skating coach was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a minor in the 1990s, authorities announced Monday, July 6. The victim, now in her late 40s, told the United States Center for SafeSport that Ralph Marinelli, of Ventnor, sexually assaulted her when she was 14 years old and he was 40 years old while he was her personal skating coach at Young's Skating Center in Mays Landing, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman said she was groomed and sexually abused by Marinelli from 1992 through 1995, authorities said. Evidence collected by polic…

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by Sam Barron
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Suspected Catalytic Converter Crook Charged With Two More LI Thefts: Police Suspected Catalytic Converter Crook Charged With Two More LI Thefts: Police
Suspected Catalytic Converter Crook Charged With Two More LI Thefts: Police An accused catalytic converter thief already facing charges on Long Island has been identified as the chief suspect in two more thefts, police said. Madinson Silverio Ventura, 27, is now also accused of stealing catalytic converters from two vehicles in Westbury and New Cassel on Nov. 13, 2025, the Nassau County Police Department said Monday, July 6. In that incident, cops responded to 911 calls on Jefferson Street and Siegel Street in the neighboring towns and found two damaged vehicles but no suspect, saying only the thief fled in an unknown direction, according to authorities. Silverio …

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by Joe Wilkinson
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50-Foot Yacht Stranded In Mouth Of Oyster Bay Escorted Back To Marina 50-Foot Yacht Stranded In Mouth Of Oyster Bay Escorted Back To Marina
50-Foot Yacht Stranded In Mouth Of Oyster Bay Escorted Back To Marina A 50-foot yacht stranded at the mouth of Oyster Bay was escorted back to shore on Saturday, July 4, Nassau County police said. The incident happened at approximately 9:30 p.m. when the Nassau County Police Department Marine Bureau responded to reports of the disabled vessel in Oyster Bay, according to police. Marine Bureau officers, assisted by Town of Oyster Bay Constables, safely guided the yacht back to the Oyster Bay Marina without incident, police said. No injuries were reported.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Drunk Driver With 3 Children In SUV Charged Under Leandra's Law On Long Island Drunk Driver With 3 Children In SUV Charged Under Leandra's Law On Long Island
Drunk Driver With 3 Children In SUV Charged Under Leandra's Law On Long Island A man was caught driving drunk with three children in his SUV during a police stop on Long Island on Saturday, July 4, authorities allege. Rafael Melgar, 50, of Hempstead, was arrested around 6:50 p.m. after officers spotted the driver of a gray 2009 Honda SUV commit a traffic violation near Ocean Parkway and Wantagh Parkway, Nassau County Police said. Officers conducted a traffic stop and observed that Melgar had glassy eyes and an odor of alcohol on his breath. He failed a Standardized Field Sobriety Test and was taken into custody without incident, according to police. Three children …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bartender Cited, Suffolk Bar Deemed Unsafe After SLA Inspection Bartender Cited, Suffolk Bar Deemed Unsafe After SLA Inspection
Bartender Cited, Suffolk Bar Deemed Unsafe After SLA Inspection A bartender was cited, and a Long Island pool hall and sports bar was deemed unsafe for human occupancy following a multi-agency inspection prompted by community complaints, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, July 4. Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers, working with the New York State Liquor Authority and the Town of Smithtown Fire Marshal, conducted a State Liquor Authority inspection at Felt / 1823 Bar & Lounge, 573 Smithtown Bypass, at 10:35 p.m. on Friday, July 3, police said. During the inspection, authorities observed numerous State Liquor Authority violations, poli…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Convicted Sex Offender Gropes Woman Sitting In Car With Child On Long Island: Police Convicted Sex Offender Gropes Woman Sitting In Car With Child On Long Island: Police
Convicted Sex Offender Gropes Woman Sitting In Car With Child On Long Island: Police A previously convicted sex offender is accused of opening a woman's car door and forcibly touching her while she was sitting inside with her young daughter, Nassau County Police announced on Sunday, July 5. The incident happened near the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and South Grand Street at 9:23 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, police said. A 22-year-old woman was sitting in her parked vehicle with her daughter when a man allegedly opened the vehicle's door, forcibly touched her, and then ran from the scene on foot. Following an investigation, detectives arrested Mohammed Karimzada, 53, of West…

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by Jillian Pikora
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8 Shot, Including 4 Children, During July 4 BBQ In Coney Island: NYPD 8 Shot, Including 4 Children, During July 4 BBQ In Coney Island: NYPD
8 Shot, Including 4 Children, During July 4 BBQ In Coney Island: Nypd Eight people — including four children — were shot during a Fourth of July family barbecue in Coney Island when a gunman opened fire from outside a courtyard, New York City police said. The mass shooting happened Saturday, July 4, at a residential courtyard in Coney Island, where family members had gathered to celebrate the holiday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a press conference. According to the preliminary investigation, an unknown man dressed entirely in black walked up to the fence line surrounding the courtyard and fired multiple rounds before fleeing the area on foot. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard
Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard A heavily tattooed fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt, who then went back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania in May, has been recaptured and sentenced, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead,  fugitive warrants were iss…

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by Jillian Pikora