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$10M Cocaine Bust In Long Island City Is Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man has been charged after authorities seized more than 580 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $10 million in what prosecutors called their largest single cocaine cache in 20 years.
Nelson Salcedo, 35, of Englewood, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, outside a self-storage facility in Long Island City, Queens, following a two-week investigation into high-level cocaine trafficking in New York City and New Jersey, according to the New York City Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA New Jersey Field Division, NYPD, New Jersey Sta…
Amazon Launches Labor Day Deals Early: How Much Shoppers Can Save
Labor Day is still more than a week away, but one of the country’s biggest online retailers is already rolling out holiday discounts.
Amazon has launched its Labor Day sale ahead of the Monday, Sept. 7, holiday, with deals spanning home goods, electronics, fashion, beauty, outdoor gear, and other categories.
The retailer’s homepage was advertising savings of up to 45 percent Saturday, Aug. 29, along with limited-time deals and discounts tied to saved items and shopping categories.
Amazon’s homepage Saturday, Aug. 29, advertised Labor Day savings of up to 45 percent across several sh…
Rounds Of Rain, Thunderstorms Head East: What To Expect, When
A quiet late-summer break will not last long as a more unsettled pattern begins taking shape.
The National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms will reach New England from Sunday evening, Aug. 30, into Monday, Aug. 31, as a front expands east from the northern Plains and Great Lakes.
Additional disturbances moving along the northern edge of a sprawling heat dome could produce several rounds of rain and thunderstorms from Tuesday, Sept. 1, into Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center.
The storms will not arrive everywhere at once.
M…
Wrong-Way Hit-And-Run Driver Who Hospitalized Five On Long Island Takes Plea Deal: Authorities
A Long Island man who fled a car crash while high on weed — only to cause an even-worse wrong-way collision — has pleaded guilty, authorities said.
Miandad Khan, 38, of Dix Hills, copped to aggravated vehicular assault and other charges Friday, Aug. 28, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Khan will face a two- to six-year prison sentence at his next hearing on Friday, Oct. 30, authorities said.
He was behind the wheel of a 2016 Mercedes Benz E350 traveling northbound on Deer Park Avenue through Deer Park on May 17, 2025, when he struck another vehicle near the intersection …
Two LI Pilgrims Among Thousands Missing After Catastrophic Nepal Floods
At least two Long Islanders are among dozens of Americans and thousands of people missing following catastrophic flooding in Nepal.
Jitendra Manubhai Patel, 72, of Merrick, and Amita Amin, 67, of Roslyn Heights, were on a religious pilgrimage when the devastating flood struck, Newsday reported.
The two were part of a tour group and haven’t been heard from since Wednesday, Aug. 26, Amin’s daughter-in-law, Aditi Patel, told Newsday. They were traveling alongside Patel’s mother, Tejal Vyomesh Patel, 64, of New Jersey.
Nearly 600 deaths have been confirmed and more than 2,500 people remain mis…
LI Father Of Three Faces Multiple Surgeries After Being Ejected In Terrifying Crash
A Long Island man is facing multiple surgeries after he was ejected in a one-car crash, his loved ones said.
Michael Schmid, 51, of Oakdale, was hospitalized in critical condition following the Friday, Aug. 21 wreck on Riverview Court, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
“He has suffered multiple injuries and will need multiple surgeries as he begins what we know will be a long and challenging recovery,” organizer Evangeline Dowd wrote in a GoFundMe for Schmid and his family.
“His wife, Kelly, and their children, Michael, Kennedy, and Leighton, are standing by his side through all …
Naked LI Man, 19, Arrested With Undressed Teen Girl In Car: Police
A 19-year-old Long Island man was found naked in a car with a 14-year-old girl, police said.
Victor Elizade, of Riverside, and the girl were parked in the vehicle at the David Sarnoff Preserve in Riverhead around 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
A Southampton cop was on patrol of the nature preserve and spotted a suspicious vehicle, authorities said. The officer saw the teenagers inside “and both subjects were not clothed while seated in the car,” Southampton police said.
Elizade was arrested and charged with child endangerment, then released on an app…
Serial LI Bank Robber Caught With ‘Give Me $10,000’ Demand Note Admits Two More Heists: DA
A serial bank robber has pleaded guilty to two more robberies just a few years after being released from prison, authorities said Friday, Aug. 28.
Brian Blackford, 52, of Kings Park, admitted to robbing two Flagstar bank branches in December 2025, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
After pleading guilty Thursday, Aug. 27 to two counts of third-degree robbery and cocaine possession, Blackford faces five and a half to 11 years in prison, according to the district attorney’s office.
Blackford’s name, age, hometown, and general appearance match a man who was charged in seven b…
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Admits To Stabbing Mother To Death
A former local television news anchor whose career included several stations across the country has admitted to a crime that could keep her behind bars for decades.
Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 48, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 21, to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. Mock faces a presumptive life sentence with eligibility for parole after 25 years.
Her sentencing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5.
The killing happened Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at the Wichita, Kansas, home Mock share…
LI Pit Bull Owner Locked Up After Dog Mauls 2-Year-Old Boy And She Ignores Probation: DA
A Long Island woman who initially dodged jail time when her dog mauled a toddler has been locked up for violating probation, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 27.
Amy Willi, 48, got an eight-month jail sentence at her hearing Wednesday, Aug. 26, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
After cutting a plea deal in the dog attack, Willi ignored almost all the terms of her three-year probation agreement, prosecutors said.
Willi’s legal troubles began March 14, 2023, when a 2-year-old boy and his uncle were playing in their front yard, across the street from Willi’s home in Mastic, …
