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E-Bike Riding Teenager Hospitalized In Nassau County Crash: Police E-Bike Riding Teenager Hospitalized In Nassau County Crash: Police
E-Bike Riding Teenager Hospitalized In Nassau County Crash: Police A 16-year-old e-bike rider was hospitalized in a car crash on Long Island on Monday, Sept. 14, police said. The teen boy was riding his electric bike southbound on Park Boulevard through Massapequa Park around 7:45 p.m. Monday, the Nassau County Police Department said. As the boy was crossing Sunrise Highway, an 18-year-old man driving a 2015 Ford collided with him, investigators said. The e-bike rider suffered multiple lacerations and a leg injury, and he was rushed to a local hospital, police said. The Ford driver was uninjured and remained at the scene, according to authorities. It was…
State Trooper Kills Man In Shooting At New York Campground, Police Say State Trooper Kills Man In Shooting At New York Campground, Police Say
State Trooper Kills Man In Shooting At New York Campground, Police Say A New York state trooper shot and killed a man at a campground on Monday night, Sept. 14, police said. The deceased man was wanted for questioning in an assault at Whip-o-Will Campground in Greene County, New York State Police said. Authorities claimed the man advanced toward a state trooper while holding what appeared to be black handgun, then pointed the item at the state trooper. The trooper responded by opening fire with his service weapon, killing the man, according to state police. A source with New York State Police told the Albany Times-Union the man was actually holding a BB gun. …
FBI Had Teen On Radar Before ISIS Plot In County Where Trump Was Shot FBI Had Teen On Radar Before ISIS Plot In County Where Trump Was Shot
FBI Had Teen On Radar Before ISIS Plot In County Where Trump Was Shot The Pennsylvania county where a gunman shot President Donald Trump during a 2024 campaign rally is now at the center of another high-profile federal threat case. The FBI says it first investigated Jonathan Hunter Kramer in 2023, when he was a minor, before arresting the Butler County man Saturday, Sept. 12, over an alleged ISIS-inspired attack plan. Kramer, 20, of Valencia, was taken into custody after agents found a semiautomatic rifle, ammunition, loaded magazines, pepper spray, a scope, and other gear at a Cranberry Township hotel, according to a criminal complaint. Daily Voice obtained…
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Subaru: Nassau County Police Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Subaru: Nassau County Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Subaru: Nassau County Police A 29-year-old motorcyclist was killed when a Subaru making a left turn collided with his bike on Long Island on Monday afternoon, police said. The crash happened around 12:40 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, near Old Country Road and Bond Street in New Cassel, according to the Nassau County Police Homicide Squad. An 81-year-old man driving a 2024 Subaru west on Old Country Road turned left and struck the eastbound 2016 Kawasaki, detectives said. The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Subaru driver was taken to…
Triathlon Competitor Identified After Death During Long Island Race (UPDATED) Triathlon Competitor Identified After Death During Long Island Race (UPDATED)
Triathlon Competitor Identified After Death During Long Island Race (Updated) A triathlete died while competing in a yearly Long Island event on Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Lin Chung, 34, of Long Island City, was competing in the Mighty Hamptons Steve Tarpinian Memorial Olympic Triathlon, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Chung was seen struggling in the waters of Noyac Bay during the first part of the race, police said. Chung went unconscious in the water and was pulled out of the bay by lifeguards, according to authorities. First responders then rushed Chung to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital, cops said. H…
65-Year-Old LI Restaurant Shuts Doors — Only Three Years After Rebrand 65-Year-Old LI Restaurant Shuts Doors — Only Three Years After Rebrand
65-Year-Old LI Restaurant Shuts Doors — Only Three Years After Rebrand A Long Island restaurant announced its sudden closure Saturday, Sept. 12 after more than 65 years in business. Metros on Main, previously known as Sayville Pizza, served its final customers on Sunday, Sept. 13, according to a Facebook post on its account. “Come in and join us for a final meal so that we may say goodbye to our patrons from the last 65 years,” the business wrote. “We wanted to warmly thank everyone and the town of Sayville for their support.” Sayville Pizza first opened in 1957, according to a website that remains active. Owner Daniel Gambino rebranded the restaurant to Metr…
Fiery Crash Into Long Island Park Toll Booth Leaves Driver Dead: Police Fiery Crash Into Long Island Park Toll Booth Leaves Driver Dead: Police
Fiery Crash Into Long Island Park Toll Booth Leaves Driver Dead: Police A Long Island driver was killed in a fiery crash into a toll booth on Monday morning, Sept. 14, police said. The driver struck the toll booth at the north end of the Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Kings Park, New York State Police said. Photos taken at the scene and shared on Facebook showed a massive blaze engulfing one side of the toll booth. The Kings Park Fire Department responded to the scene and quickly doused the flames. No other vehicles or people were involved in the wreck, authorities said. One deceased person was found inside the vehicle, but “due to the extensive damage caused …
$5.5 Million Stolen Car Scam Across NY Lands Two Half-Brothers Behind Bars: DA $5.5 Million Stolen Car Scam Across NY Lands Two Half-Brothers Behind Bars: DA
$5.5 Million Stolen Car Scam Across NY Lands Two Half-Brothers Behind Bars: DA A sprawling New York car theft and resale scheme that netted $5.5 million and shafted more than 120 car owners has been wrapped up with guilty pleas, authorities said Monday, Sept. 14. Ringleaders Mark McCall, 34, and Keith Agard, 32, admitted their roles in running the vast operation across Nassau, Suffolk, Kings, Westchester, and Orange counties, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Of the 33 individuals and two corporations named in the initial June 2025 indictment, 34 have pleaded guilty, prosecutors said. Only one case remains pending. Half-brothers McCall, of Centereac…
Video: NJ Friends, 24, Killed By NYC Train Seen Sitting On Tracks Moments Before, Report Says Video: NJ Friends, 24, Killed By NYC Train Seen Sitting On Tracks Moments Before, Report Says
Video: NJ Friends, 24, Killed By NYC Train Seen Sitting On Tracks Moments Before, Report Says Two 24-year-olds from New Jersey were killed after being struck by a subway train in Manhattan early Sunday morning, Sept. 13, authorities said. According to the NY Post, video shows Navam Kaul, of Sayreville, and Malaika Chitre, of Dayton, sitting on the tracks moments before they were struck by the train just before 3:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The NYPD confirmed that Chitre and Kaul were killed by a southbound 4 train at the Spring Street subway station. Police responding to a 911 call for two aided individuals found Kaul and Chitre on the roadbed, police said. EMS pronounc…
8.2M NY Households To Get Energy Rebate Checks Worth Up To $200 — Here's Who's Eligible 8.2M NY Households To Get Energy Rebate Checks Worth Up To $200 — Here's Who's Eligible
8.2M NY Households To Get Energy Rebate Checks Worth Up To $200 — Here's Who's Eligible Millions of New Yorkers will soon find energy rebate checks worth up to $200 in their mailboxes — and eligible households won't have to apply to get the money, officials said.  The checks will begin going out across New York on Monday, Sept. 21 and continue through December, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday, Sept. 14.  About 8.2 million households are expected to receive payments through the state's one-time $1 billion Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate, or POWER, program, according to the governor's office.  Officials said eligible New Yorkers do not need to apply, r…
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals A barely noticeable sound delivered at exactly the right moment during sleep may give one of the brain’s overnight maintenance systems a boost. MIT researchers found that precisely timed bursts of pink noise strengthened waves of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that helps remove waste products from the brain during sleep. The findings were published Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Science Translational Medicine. Pink noise contains the full range of frequencies people can hear, but lower pitches are louder and higher pitches are softer. MIT describes the result as a balanced, gentle sound, lik…
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour following backlash over his pro-Palestinian remarks during both of his opening acts at MetLife Stadium earlier this month, according to the Seattle rapper himself. Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, announced his removal from Sheeran’s LOOP Tour in a lengthy Instagram statement Monday, Sept. 14, saying the decision followed pressure from stadium owners after his performances in East Rutherford on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5. "Rolling Stone" also reported that Macklemore was removed from the remainder o…
Malnourished Dog Abandoned On Long Island, Cops Search For Suspect Malnourished Dog Abandoned On Long Island, Cops Search For Suspect
Malnourished Dog Abandoned On Long Island, Cops Search For Suspect A malnourished dog was abandoned on Long Island, and cops are looking for the suspect. The mixed breed female dog was found Monday, Aug. 24 near Dawn Drive in Shirley, the Suffolk County Police Department said. “The dog was malnourished and brought for medical attention,” police said in a Monday, Sept. 14 news release. But investigators have been unable to locate the owner who abandoned the pooch, authorities said. Suffolk County police are offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case. Anyone with a tip is asked to call Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2…
Mystery Surrounds Man Found Dead Near Nassau County Strip Mall Before Dawn Mystery Surrounds Man Found Dead Near Nassau County Strip Mall Before Dawn
Mystery Surrounds Man Found Dead Near Nassau County Strip Mall Before Dawn A man was found dead off a Long Island road early Monday, Sept. 14, police said. Cops responded to an aided call around 4:05 a.m. in Uniondale, the Nassau County Police Department announced. When officers arrived, they found an “unknown male” in the area of 979 Nassau Road, just north of where the street passes over the Southern State Parkway, police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, but no other details of the case were released. A Facebook video showed crime scene tape surrounding a plaza on the east side of the road, with police cars blocking entrances to the parking lot.…
LI Driver Careens Across Road, Into Utility Pole In One-Car Wreck: Police LI Driver Careens Across Road, Into Utility Pole In One-Car Wreck: Police
LI Driver Careens Across Road, Into Utility Pole In One-Car Wreck: Police A Long Island man was seriously injured in a one-car crash on Sunday night, Sept. 13, police said. The 30-year-old Middle Island man was traveling eastbound on Middle Country Road in a 2026 Nissan Rogue around 9:20 p.m. Sunday, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Suddenly, the Nissan crossed into the westbound lanes, left the roadway, and struck a telephone pole in front of 800 Middle Country Road, police said. The driver was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, and his vehicle was impounded for a safety check, c…
Drunk Hit-And-Run Driver Who Left 61-Year-Old Nassau Woman To Die Pleads Guilty: Authorities Drunk Hit-And-Run Driver Who Left 61-Year-Old Nassau Woman To Die Pleads Guilty: Authorities
Drunk Hit-And-Run Driver Who Left 61-Year-Old Nassau Woman To Die Pleads Guilty: Authorities A drunk-driving Long Island man who killed a woman in a crash and briefly fled the scene has pleaded guilty, authorities said Monday, Sept. 14. Rajvir Bharaj, 34, of New Hyde Park, admitted to killing 61-year-old Lidia Rivera in the crash at his hearing Friday, Sept. 11, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. After the collision, Bharaj drove away from the scene and called one of his pals, a New York City police officer, several times and also sent them a message asking, “should I leave?”, according to authorities. About 15 minutes after first responders arrived on scene, Bhara…
LI House Candidate’s BDSM-Modeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces LI House Candidate’s BDSM-Modeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces
LI House Candidate’s Bdsm-modeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces A Long Island congressional candidate has a surprising past: modeling BDSM gear for a fetish sex shop. Chris Gallant, a 37-year-old Democrat, appeared in multiple photos for “Mr S Leather,” a San Francisco-based company selling a variety of products on its XXX-rated website, the New York Post reported Sunday, Sept. 13. Gallant’s attorney confirmed to the Post that he’d appeared in the pics. Pictures of Gallant were wiped from the internet — at his request, according to his lawyer’s comments to the Post — but are still visible on archived versions of the site. They can be found from 2011 to…
More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported All of the measles deaths reported in the United States so far this year have occurred in Pennsylvania, where a third resident has died amid the nation’s largest outbreak, officials said. A 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died Saturday, Sept. 12, from complications associated with measles, Coroner Greg Furlong announced. Her name was not released, and the coroner did not disclose her vaccination status. “This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Furlong said. The death is Jefferson Co…
Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say
Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say A New York newlywed who disappeared from his home has been found dead, police announced. Dominick Bianchi, 35, of East Greenbush, was found dead in a wooded area, the East Greenbush Police Department said late Sunday, Sept. 13, nearly five days after he had been reported missing. Police did not say where or when Bianchi was found or release details about his death. His wife, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN during the search that Bianchi had Type 1 diabetes and she was unsure whether he could monitor his blood sugar because his continuous glucose monitor was paired to the phone h…
Fugitive With NY, NJ Criminal History Wanted In 21-Shot PA Bar Ambush Caught In Turnpike Chase Fugitive With NY, NJ Criminal History Wanted In 21-Shot PA Bar Ambush Caught In Turnpike Chase
Fugitive With NY, NJ Criminal History Wanted In 21-Shot PA Bar Ambush Caught In Turnpike Chase A man wanted for firing 21 rounds at five people outside a Pennsylvania bar was captured after a 15-mile Turnpike pursuit ended with troopers disabling his vehicle, police announced late Friday, Sept. 11. Kio Manuel Dejesus-Pena, 42, of Lewistown, was arrested early Friday after a license plate reader alerted a Pennsylvania State Police trooper to his vehicle near mile marker 250, according to an updated release from the Lewistown Police Department. The trooper was monitoring traffic through a construction zone when the alert connected the registration to Dejesus-Pena and an active warrant …
4 CT Men Arrested, Race Car Impounded After Long Island Street Takeover: Police 4 CT Men Arrested, Race Car Impounded After Long Island Street Takeover: Police
4 CT Men Arrested, Race Car Impounded After Long Island Street Takeover: Police Four Connecticut men were arrested, and a truck, trailer, and race car were impounded after police broke up an early-morning street takeover on Long Island, Suffolk County Police said. A 911 caller reported a large gathering of vehicles on Express Drive North, west of Sills Road in Yaphank, around 1:10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, Suffolk County Police said. Officers assigned to the Street Takeover Task Force arrived and saw vehicles racing before the group dispersed, according to police. Police stopped a truck towing a trailer carrying a race car and arrested four people. Christian Vargas Hern…
Arrest Made In Murder Of NJ Native, NY State Police Say Arrest Made In Murder Of NJ Native, NY State Police Say
Arrest Made In Murder Of NJ Native, NY State Police Say A 48-year-old New York man has been charged with murder six weeks after a woman was found stabbed to death inside her home, State Police said. Tucker J. Taylor, 48, of Ausable Forks, New York, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 13, in connection with the murder of Patricia “Pattie” Lawrence, 54, in the Essex County town of Jay, according to New York State Police. Lawrence was found dead inside her home at 150 Carey Road around 10:05 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, troopers said. An autopsy the next day determined she died from severe hemorrhaging caused by stab wounds to her neck. Her death was ruled a homic…
$60K Apple Pay Text Scam Costs Nassau County Woman, Police Say $60K Apple Pay Text Scam Costs Nassau County Woman, Police Say
$60K Apple Pay Text Scam Costs Nassau County Woman, Police Say A woman lost approximately $60,000 after scammers sent her a text claiming fraudulent charges had been made through her Apple Pay account, police said. The 76-year-old Mineola woman received the message and was told she needed to call a phone number listed to resolve the supposed transactions, Nassau County Police said in a release issued Sunday, Sept. 13. She complied, detectives said, then met two different men between Aug. 25 and Aug. 27, handing each approximately $30,000 in cash. The first meeting happened in Williston Park on Aug. 25, police said. The second happened in Mineola on Au…
Pedestrian Seriously Injured After LIE Crash; Driver Charged With DWAI Drugs Pedestrian Seriously Injured After LIE Crash; Driver Charged With DWAI Drugs
Pedestrian Seriously Injured After LIE Crash; Driver Charged With Dwai Drugs A man was seriously injured after getting out of his car following a crash on the Long Island Expressway early Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. The Center Moriches man was driving a 2025 Nissan Altima eastbound in the HOV lane near Exit 50 in Melville when he struck the median around 5:50 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. He got out to inspect the damage and was then hit by a 2019 Honda Civic driven by Cristian Guevara, investigators said. The Altima driver was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious injuries. Guevara and his passenger, John Hurtado-Conde, wer…
Family IDs Man Fatally Stabbed In Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder Family IDs Man Fatally Stabbed In Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder
Family IDs Man Fatally Stabbed In Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder A 34-year-old woman is charged with murder after police say she fatally stabbed her husband inside their New York home early Sunday, Sept. 13. Desmond Jackson, 39, was identified to Daily Voice by a relative as the man killed in the stabbing. Sabrina Balchand-Jackson was charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon after the attack in the 600 block of South Pearl Street near Mount Hope Drive in Albany, police said. Officers were called to the home around 3:50 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive man. They found Jackson with a stab wound to his abdomen,…
Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In New York, Sheriff Says Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In New York, Sheriff Says
Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In New York, Sheriff Says A minor has been charged with rape following an investigation into a reported sexual assault in New York, authorities announced on Sunday, Sept. 13. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office received the complaint on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to Sheriff Jeffrey R. Brown. The sexual assault reportedly happened in the town of Clifton Park earlier that month, the sheriff’s office said. Investigators arrested the minor on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and charged him with first-degree rape, a Class B felony, according to the release. The minor is accused of engaging in oral sexual contact with another p…
LI Man Posted Bizarre 9/11 Rant Before Storming Yankee Stadium Field With Palestinian Flag LI Man Posted Bizarre 9/11 Rant Before Storming Yankee Stadium Field With Palestinian Flag
LI Man Posted Bizarre 9/11 Rant Before Storming Yankee Stadium Field With Palestinian Flag Kelly Marcucci didn't exactly make it difficult for authorities to identify him after storming the field with a Palestinian flag at Yankee Stadium on Friday, Sept. 11, during the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Marcucci, 38, whose Facebook page says he's from Riverhead, NY, was wearing a jersey with his own name emblazoned across the back when he ran onto the field during the seventh inning of the Yankees-Mets Subway Series game, according to video from the stands and the NYPD. It didn't take security long to tackle Marcucci and take him into custody. The NY Post says the incident happened e…
Baby Girl Born In Police Ambulance On Way To Hospital On Long Island Baby Girl Born In Police Ambulance On Way To Hospital On Long Island
Baby Girl Born In Police Ambulance On Way To Hospital On Long Island A baby girl made an unforgettable entrance into the world inside an ambulance on Long Island early Saturday morning, Sept. 12, authorities announced. Second Precinct officers responded to a location on West Old Country Road in Hicksville around 3:59 a.m. after receiving a report that a 28-year-old woman was in labor, according to Nassau County Police. When officers and a Nassau County Police medic arrived, they helped the woman into an ambulance and began transporting her to a nearby hospital, police said. The baby, however, was not willing to wait. The woman delivered a baby girl inside …
4 Fully Vaccinated PA Residents Get Measles As Outbreak Reaches 676 Cases, Highest In US 4 Fully Vaccinated PA Residents Get Measles As Outbreak Reaches 676 Cases, Highest In US
4 Fully Vaccinated PA Residents Get Measles As Outbreak Reaches 676 Cases, Highest In US Four fully vaccinated Pennsylvanians have tested positive for measles — the first breakthrough cases identified during the state’s ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday, Sept. 12. The patients include three adults and one child from Centre, Jefferson, Lancaster, and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen said during a live update. None was hospitalized. The cases are rare and account for less than 1 percent of Pennsylvania’s 676 confirmed measles infections this year, Bogen said. The statewide total now spans 37 counties and includes 124 hospitalizations …
Church-Basement Stabbing Leaves LI Man Seriously Injured: Police Church-Basement Stabbing Leaves LI Man Seriously Injured: Police
Church-Basement Stabbing Leaves LI Man Seriously Injured: Police A man was charged after police say he stabbed a 65-year-old man in the neck during a meeting inside a Long Island church basement. Daniel Escobar, 33, of Bay Shore, stabbed the man at First United Methodist Church on Broadway in  Amityville around 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Suffolk County Police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Escobar fled before First Squad detectives found him on Ackerson Boulevard in Bay Shore about two hours later, police said. He was charged with first-degree assault and held overnight at the First Precinct ahead of a Saturd…
LI Deli Manager Cited After Health, Fire Violations Found During Inspection: Police LI Deli Manager Cited After Health, Fire Violations Found During Inspection: Police
LI Deli Manager Cited After Health, Fire Violations Found During Inspection: Police A deli manager was cited after police and local agencies found health and fire violations during an inspection in Huntington Station, authorities said. Second Precinct Crime Section officers conducted the State Liquor Authority inspection at Las Lajas Deli on Depot Road around 9:55 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Suffolk County Police said. The inspection came after a community complaint and involved the New York State Liquor Authority, Suffolk County Department of Health, Town of Huntington Fire Marshal, and the town’s ordinance inspector, police said. The Town of Huntington Fire Marshal issued th…