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Repeat Drunk Driver Admits Hitting, Killing Man Outside Woodbury Restaurant Repeat Drunk Driver Admits Hitting, Killing Man Outside Woodbury Restaurant
Repeat Drunk Driver Admits Hitting, Killing Man Outside Woodbury Restaurant More than a year after a husband and father was struck and killed by a repeat drunk driver outside a Long Island restaurant, his family is getting closure. Willem Specht, age 63, of Wantagh, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in Nassau County Court on Monday, Aug. 26, in the death of Joseph Devito. Prosecutors said Specht was “highly intoxicated” when he quickly reversed his car from a parking spot, striking the 61-year-old Devito outside the On Parade Diner in Woodbury at around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2023. Earlier Report: ID Released For Man Struck,…

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'I Just Stabbed You, B***': Man Gets Decade In Prison For Attack Outside Long Island Business 'I Just Stabbed You, B***': Man Gets Decade In Prison For Attack Outside Long Island Business
'I Just Stabbed You, B***': Man Gets Decade In Prison For Attack Outside Long Island Business A Long Island man will spend a decade in prison for stabbing a 21-year-old in the chest during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Martin Carpio, age 36, of North Bellmore, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars in Nassau County Court on Friday, Aug. 9, following a jury conviction for assault and related charges. Prosecutors said the 21-year-old victim – whose identity was not released – was with friends attending LepreCon, a St. Patrick’s Day bar crawl on Main Street in Farmingdale, on the night of March 4, 2023. Earlier Report: St. Pat's Day Stabber Found Guilty For Farmingdale Incide…

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Drunk Teen Who Killed 6-Year-Old 'Bright Light' On Long Island Sentenced To Prison Drunk Teen Who Killed 6-Year-Old 'Bright Light' On Long Island Sentenced To Prison
Drunk Teen Who Killed 6-Year-Old 'Bright Light' On Long Island Sentenced To Prison A 19-year-old man will spend years behind bars for a drunk driving crash that killed a young Long Island girl two days before her birthday. Jorge Bonilla Gutierrez, of Freeport, was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison in Nassau County Court on Monday, Aug. 5, in the death of Katerine Vanegas Hernandez. Prosecutors said Gutierrez was intoxicated and speeding when he ran a red light in West Hempstead, near the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Westminster Road, at around 2:20 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2023. Earlier Report: Teen Admits Driving Drunk, Killing 6-Year-Old In West Hempstead …

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Month After Dog Found Tied To Pole On Southern State Parkway, Tips Lead To Suspect's Arrest Month After Dog Found Tied To Pole On Southern State Parkway, Tips Lead To Suspect's Arrest
Month After Dog Found Tied To Pole On Southern State Parkway, Tips Lead To Suspect's Arrest A month after a female Mastiff dog was found tied to a light pole on the Southern State Parkway, police have arrested a suspect. Troopers were called after the animal was found abandoned near Exit 21 on the Southern State Parkway in Hempstead at around 5:30 a.m. on Monday, July 1. The dog, a white Mastiff named Roxi, was tied to the pole with a leash. Nearby, troopers found a bowl full of food along with a note, which read: “This is ‘Roxi,’ a trained American Bull Mastiff. She is 4 years old. She had been fed [sic] and given a flea bath, she may still have issues with them. See that she ge…

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Man With 18 Guns Admits Shooting At Long Island Neighbors, Nearly Hitting Child Man With 18 Guns Admits Shooting At Long Island Neighbors, Nearly Hitting Child
Man With 18 Guns Admits Shooting At Long Island Neighbors, Nearly Hitting Child A Long Island man could spend a decade behind bars for opening fire on his neighbors, nearly hitting a sleeping child. Steven Frigand, age 58, of North Massapequa, pleaded guilty to drug and weapon charges in Nassau County Court on Monday, July 29. Police were called to his Sussex Avenue apartment shortly before 1 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2023 after neighbors called 911 reporting multiple gunshots. According to prosecutors, Frigand fired dozens of shots from his basement apartment toward his neighbors’ homes.  Several bullets struck adjacent homes, including one that narrowly missed a sleepi…

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by Michael Mashburn