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Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor A yacht owner faces multiple charges after a young employee said he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her aboard a vessel in Nantucket Harbor last month, according to a news report. Christian Bradley Williams, 54, of Florida, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the alleged Aug. 9 attack. The 22-year-old woman had started working as a deckhand aboard his yacht, Chimera, in June. She received housing on the boat in exchange for the work. The US Sun reported that Williams is a former Navy commander of the USS Springfield submarine.  The alleged assault happened hours…
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Authorities have identified the two people who were killed when the training aircraft they were on crashed into a wooded area in Massachusetts over the weekend.  Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, died in the Saturday, Sept. 5, crash, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced on Thursday.  The Piper PA-28 Cherokee went down near Center Street around 9:15 p.m.  Ludlow police and Massachusetts State Police began searching the area after receiving a report of a missing aircraft. Crews later found the plane off Center Street. …
LI Asbestos Boss Hid Risky Work In $163K Insurance Scam: DA LI Asbestos Boss Hid Risky Work In $163K Insurance Scam: DA
LI Asbestos Boss Hid Risky Work In $163K Insurance Scam: DA An asbestos removal business owner on Long Island lied about his company’s work to save money on insurance payments, authorities said. Joseph Arthurs, 56, of Patchogue, was hit with two felony charges for the fraud, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The scheme meant Arthurs and his company, VGN Enterprise Corporation, underpaid insurance premiums by $163,561, authorities said. “This type of fraud strips workers of the safeguards they depend on, leaving them unprotected if they get hurt on the job,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Arthurs filed for workers comp insur…
Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’
Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ A newlywed New York man has disappeared, and his wife believes he could be facing a medical emergency. Dominick Bianchi, 35, was last seen Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. around his home in East Greenbush, the local police department said on Facebook. Bianchi has Type 1 diabetes, and his new bride, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN she wasn’t sure if he could monitor his blood sugar. The missing man has a continuous glucose monitor, but it’s “paired to his phone that he doesn’t have,” Zyra told WTEN. Zyra told the station Bianchi had been battling mental health issues recently but “nobody…
PA ‘Predator Catcher’ Stabbed In NY Tim Hortons Brawl Involving Infant: Reports PA ‘Predator Catcher’ Stabbed In NY Tim Hortons Brawl Involving Infant: Reports
PA ‘Predator Catcher’ Stabbed In NY Tim Hortons Brawl Involving Infant: Reports A Pennsylvania social media influencer who was stabbed while confronting two men he accused of targeting children is now facing charges stemming from the New York brawl, court records show. Nicholas Attalla, known online as “Niky Sal,” was arrested on Friday, Sept. 4, on charges of third-degree assault, second-degree criminal nuisance, and endangering the welfare of a child. Attalla, of Erie, was arraigned that day and pleaded not guilty, according to online court records. The charges stem from a fight inside a Tim Hortons in Jamestown on Dec. 13, 2025, according to WGRZ, Erie News Now, an…
Bethpage Driver Killed In One-Car Crash, Slammed Into Fire Station: Police Bethpage Driver Killed In One-Car Crash, Slammed Into Fire Station: Police
Bethpage Driver Killed In One-Car Crash, Slammed Into Fire Station: Police A Long Island driver was killed in a one-car crash into a local fire station on Wednesday, Sept. 9, police said. Michael Peattie, 41, of Sayville, struck Bethpage Fire Department Station 4 around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said. Peattie was driving eastbound on Stewart Avenue through Bethpage in a 2024 Mazda when his vehicle left the road, struck a utility pole, and smashed into the fire station, authorities said. Pictures from the scene showed a heavily damaged, hardly recognizable vehicle up against the station’s exterior walls, according to LI Fire Buff. …
LI Child Predator Who Groomed 9-Year-Old Girl On COVID Video Calls Learns His Fate LI Child Predator Who Groomed 9-Year-Old Girl On COVID Video Calls Learns His Fate
LI Child Predator Who Groomed 9-Year-Old Girl On COVID Video Calls Learns His Fate A Long Island man who used COVID-era video calls to groom a 9-year-old girl for sexual abuse was sentenced to decades in prison, authorities said. The West Babylon man, 29, got 25 years behind bars for first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, Sept. 10. He was not publicly named to protect the victim’s identity, authorities said. “I commend the brave young victim for helping to bring her abuser to justice,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said. During the COVID shutdowns in 2020, the man — described as a family friend …
Massage Therapist Allegedly Finds Client On Facebook After Assault: Police Seek Victims Massage Therapist Allegedly Finds Client On Facebook After Assault: Police Seek Victims
Massage Therapist Allegedly Finds Client On Facebook After Assault: Police Seek Victims Police are seeking possible additional victims after a massage therapist allegedly forcibly touched a client, then found her Facebook page months later and messaged her about his new workplace. Steven Dunn, 39, of Syosset, was working at Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa at 315 Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station when he allegedly inappropriately touched the woman as she lay on a massage table around noon on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, Suffolk County Police said. The woman did not initially report the incident. But on Sept. 1, Dunn allegedly found the woman’s Facebook page and me…
Man Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island: Police Man Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island: Police
Man Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island: Police A 44-year-old man was killed and another driver was injured in a head-on crash on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon, police said. David Maiman of Middle Island was driving a 2020 Lexus north on Rocky Point Yaphank Road when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and struck the driver’s side of a 2020 Jeep around 1:30 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Maiman was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Jeep driver, Ferdi Reyes Garcia, 45, of Port Jefferson, was taken to the same hospital with minor injuries, police said. Both vehicles were …
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police A man died after climbing over a fence and jumping from the George Washington Bridge Wednesday morning, authorities said. Port Authority police received a report that the man climbed over the fence on the bridge's Northwalk and jumped at approximately 8:43 a.m. on Sept. 9, authorities said. The man's body was recovered by the NYPD, according to Port Authority police. A report from Citizen NYC says that the man's body was recovered on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. No information about his identity was released.  Fifteen people had jumped to their deaths from the bridge …
VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest
Video: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest The saxophones only got louder in a now-viral TikTok video that shows a shirtless man dancing on the back of a flatbed truck moving across the George Washington Bridge. The video of the Sept. 3 scene was shared by TikTok user @johnortizzzz24 and had racked up nearly 20,000 views as of Wednesday, Sept. 9. What the clip doesn't show viewers, though, is what happened afterward: the dancer's arrest. Port Authority police identified the man as 28-year-old Arnesia Crawford, and said officers removed him from the back of the truck in Fort Lee, NJ. Crawford was subsequently charged with aggr…
NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say
NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say A New York cop used Flock cameras to track her ex-girlfriend around 3,000 times, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Laurie Moore, a 13-year veteran with the Albany County Sheriff’s office, was booked on charges of falsifying records and official misconduct, the Albany Times-Union reported. Cops said Moore, 47, used Flock’s license plate recorders to access data on five people she knew, according to NBC affiliate WNYT. She was suspended following the investigation. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple called Moore a quality investigator and said her arrest “literally breaks my heart,” accord…