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Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Alleyway Arrest: Suffolk County Police
A man who was shot in the foot allegedly fired back at a fleeing SUV before police caught him trying to escape through an alleyway on Long Island authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 15.
Demetrius Williams, 39, of Brooklyn, was retrieving items from a parked vehicle on Hawthorne Avenue near Feller Drive in Central Islip, when a gray SUV drove past at 6:10 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police.
An unknown person inside the SUV fired two shots at Williams, striking him in the foot, police said.
Williams then ran after the SUV and allegedly fired multiple shots at the vehicle, according…
Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Suffolk County
A man walked into a Long Island bank, handed a teller a note demanding cash, and fled on foot, police announced on Friday, Aug. 14.
The robbery happened at Chase Bank, located at 39 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway in Commack, at approximately 4:45 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police.
The teller complied with the demand before the man took off on foot, police said.
The robber was described as a white man standing between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-8. He was wearing sunglasses, a white dress shirt, black pants, black shoes, and a baseball cap that possibly had a camouflage pattern, according to polic…
Ex-Cambridge Professor Found Dead Amid Plagiarism Scandal: Reports
Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor embroiled in a plagiarism scandal, has been found dead at his home in London, England, according to multiple published reports. He was 41 years old.
Arday's death came one week after he resigned from the University of Cambridge, where he became the youngest Black professor when he was hired as a sociology professor in 2023.
Police were called to a report of an unresponsive man inside a London property on Friday, Aug. 14, NBC News reports, citing London's Metropolitan Police. The man, whom NBC identified as Arday, was pronounced dead at the scene. Hi…
Fires Cause $80K In Damage, Sparking Massive Recall Of Popular Minifridges
A popular line of minifridges is being recalled after several overheated and caught fire, officials said.
Cooluli is recalling about 250,000 of its 10-liter and 15-liter minifridges, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. An electrical switch in the minifridges can short-circuit, posing fire and burn hazards.
There have been at least 19 reports of the minifridges "smoking, sparking, burning, melting, overheating or catching fire." One person reported a smoke inhalation injury, while the incidents caused more than $80,000 in property damage, according to …
