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Estranged Son-In-Law Stabbed Woman To Death Outside Long Island Restaurant, DA Says
Prosecutors filed murder charges against a man accused of stabbing his mother-in-law to death as she left a Long Island restaurant. Erick Corado-Gonzales, age 27, of Glen Cove, was indicted on second-degree murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the death of Ana Ruth Espinoza. The incident happened in West Hempstead, outside the La Candela Restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike, just after midnight Sunday, Sept. 29. Earlier Report: Suspect Nabbed, ID Released For Woman Fatally Stabbed Near Long Island Restaurant Prosecutors said Espinoza and other fami…
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Gas Station Attendant Accused Of Forcibly Touching Girl In Huntington Station
An employee at a Long Island gas station is accused of forcibly touching a teenager. A 16-year-old girl walked into the BP gas station, located in Huntington Station at 233 Walt Whitman Road on Monday, Oct. 14 at approximately 10 p.m. when she engaged in conversation with a gas station attendant, according to Suffolk County Police. The employee then forcibly touched the girl two separate times. The victim left the gas station and reported the incident to the Suffolk County Police Department on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Following an investigation, detectives from the Secon…
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Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5M People Seized From 'Major Trafficker's' Bellport Home, DA Says
Authorities seized enough fentanyl to kill millions of people from the Long Island home of a major drug trafficker, prosecutors said. Remon Gibson, age 43, of Bellport, was indicted for operating as a major trafficker and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 9. It came after members of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Fentanyl Task Force executed a search warrant at Gibson’s Sunburst Lane residence on Wednesday, Sept. 25. According to prosecutors, officers found over 15 pounds of fentanyl, over 17 pounds of cocaine in brick form, and over a pound of xylazine, …
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Murder Suspect Nabbed, ID Released Of 29-Year-Old Woman Found Dead At Long Island Home
A suspect is in custody days after a woman was found stabbed to death at a Long Island home. Officers responded to a 911 call for an aided person in Hempstead at a Botsford Street residence on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 8:40 p.m. in Hempstead. Upon arrival, officers located the 29-year-old woman, now identified as Brenda Guadalupe Alfaro-Alcantara, of Hempstead, in the basement of the home with multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Late Monday afternoon, Oct. 7, Nassau County Police announced the arrest of 43-year-old suspect Jose W. Funes-Zabala, of Roosevel…
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6-Year-Old Hospitalized After Drunk Driving Crash In Rocky Point, Police Say
A man has been accused of driving drunk after an overnight Long Island crash hospitalized his young daughter. It happened around 9:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 in Rocky Point. Suffolk County Police say the man was driving a 2017 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Lower Rocky Point Road, when the vehicle veered left at the intersection of Hagerman Landing Road, left the roadway, and crashed. When officers arrived, police say Edward Milano, age 36, of Rocky Point, displayed signs of impairment and was placed under arrest. His 6-year-old daughter, who was the only pass…
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Intoxicated Shirley Driver Had His Kids In Car When He Crashed In Mastic: Police
A 46-year-old Long Island man faces multiple felony charges after police said he drove while intoxicated and crashed into multiple parked vehicles with his two young daughters in his car. Gerardo Gonzalez Ramos, of Shirley, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 7, following the crash in Mastic, Suffolk County Police said. Police received tips that a Honda had plowed into two cars at 50 Mastic Blvd West a little before 8:30 p.m. As officers investigated, Gonzalez Ramos returned to the crash site, authorities said. He had his two daughters — ages 4 and 6 — in the vehic…
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Centerport Mom’s Meth-Fueled, Wrong-Way Southern State Crash Killing Young Son Was Murder: DA
A New York mother accused of causing a drug-fueled, wrong-way highway crash that killed her son has been charged with murder. On Long Island, a Suffolk County grand jury charged 32-year-old Kerri Bedrick, of Centerport, with second-degree murder and related charges on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Prosecutors said Bedrick was high on methamphetamine when a Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputy spotted her SUV speeding westbound in the eastbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway at around 2:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. Earlier Report: NY Mom Accused In Wrong-Way Crash Killing Son Had License Suspend…
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Man Driving Drunk With Child In Car Nearly Crashes Into Patrol Cruiser In Smithtown, Police Say
A man allegedly driving drunk with a child in the car is accused of running a red light and nearly crashing into a marked police vehicle at a Long Island intersection. The man was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima in Smithtown westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway with his girlfriend and her 11-year-old son at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, according to Suffolk County Police. He then went through a red light at the intersection of Old Willets Path and nearly crashed into a marked Suffolk County PD Third Precinct Patrol vehicle traveling southbound, police said. …
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Mom Accused In Deadly Islip Crash Killing Son Had License Suspended 56 Times
A New York mother accused of causing an impaired, wrong-way crash that killed her son has had her license suspended dozens of times, prosecutors said. Long Island resident Kerri Bedrick, age 32, of Centerport, pleaded not guilty to aggravated DWI and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Aug. 23. It came one day after an early-morning wreck on the Southern State Parkway in Islip that killed her 9-year-old son, Eli. Earlier Report: Update: Mom ID'd Following Alleged Drunk, Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Her Son In Islip New York State Police said Bedrick was driving an SUV…
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25-Year-Old From Shirley Drove Drunk With Girl In SUV On Riverhead Roadway: Police
A Long Island man has been accused of driving drunk with a child inside an SUV overnight. The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, in Riverhead, in the area of East Avenue and East Main Street. Upon investigation, the operator of a 2012 GMC Acadia, identified as Tony Garcia-Rivera, age 25, of Shirley, was found to be intoxicated and had a 15-year-old girl inside of his vehicle, the Riverhead Town Police Department said. Garcia-Rivera was subsequently arrested and charged with: Driving while Intoxicated, in violation of Leandra's Law, One count of enda…
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Drunk 51-Year-Old Drove Wrong Way In Mineola With Child In SUV, Police Say
A Long Island man has been accused of being drunk with a child in his SUV after police say he was driving the wrong way. The incident happened overnight in Mineola. While on patrol at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, officers observed a black 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes on Jericho Turnpike, according to Nassau County Police. They then conducted a vehicle and traffic stop near the intersection of Jay Court. During the investigation, officers observed the operator of the vehicle, Carlos Palaguachi, age 51, of Bay Shore, to have slightly s…
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Unlicensed Levittown Woman Driving Drunk With 2 Kids Onboard Crashes SUV: Police
An unlicensed Long Island woman has been accused of driving drunk with two children in the SUV after an overnight crash, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 11, just after midnight in Levittown. According to the Nassau County Police Department, officers responded to Flamingo Road after a report that a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee had hit an unoccupied parked vehicle. The investigation revealed the driver, Jessica Lemus, age 21, of Levittown, had slurred speech, watery eyes, was unsteady on her feet, and had an odor of alcohol emanating from her breath, police said. A Standardi…
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Drunk Mom With Toddler In Car Nabbed In Hit-Run At Long Island Children's Museum, Police Say
A Long Island mother is facing DWI charges in connection with multiple hit-and-runs that occurred outside a children’s museum with her young daughter present. The incident happened in East Garden City, at the Long Island Children’s Museum on Railroad Avenue, at around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. Nassau County Police said Monique Williams, age 35, of East Garden City first struck an unoccupied car in the museum’s parking lot before colliding with an occupied Nissan sedan on Davis Avenue and fleeing the scene. Officers located her a short time later several blocks away, on Commercial Avenu…
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Couple Leaves Infant On Beach While Boating At Lake George, Police Say
Two parents are accused of leaving their infant child alone while they went boating on a popular beach in New York frequented by residents throughout the state and elsewhere. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon, June 18, on the western shore of Lake George, near Lake Shore Drive. New York State Police said someone called 911 after hearing the infant crying and finding the child unattended roughly five feet from the shoreline. The child was not injured. An investigation found that the child’s parents left them alone for approximately 15 minutes while they went boating. Troopers arrest…
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Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With Boy Inside Pickup Truck In East Meadow
A man has been accused of driving drunk with a boy inside his pickup truck on Long Island. The incident happened around 8:50 p.m. Saturday, June 15, in East Meadow. Massachusetts resident Gregory Foutz, age 48, was observed operating a black 2023 Nissan Titan northbound on Merrick Avenue near the intersection of Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers conducted a vehicle and traffic law stop and observed Foutz with slurred speech, watery eyes, and an odor of alcohol emanating from his breath, resulting in positive results on the Standar…
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29-Year-Old Accused Of Exposing Himself To Girl Near Her East Meadow Residence
A suspect has been apprehended after a public lewdness incident on Long Island. Nassau County Police said that at around 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, a 9-year-old girl was in front of her East Meadow residence when a white work van with an orange ladder on top parked across the street. The man driving the van motioned for the girl to come over to the vehicle. The girl approached, and the man proceeded to expose himself, said police. The girl returned to her house and advised her father of the incident. On Saturday, June 15, police announced the arrest of a suspect in the case: 29-yea…
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Man Sentenced For Sending 'Sexually Charged, Obscene' Texts To LI Teen
A Long Island man who admitted to sending a 16-year-old girl sexually explicit text messages will spend a handful of years behind bars for the crime. Andrew Quattrone, age 41 of Manorville, received his four-and-a-half year prison sentence for texting the Wantagh teen on Tuesday, May 7, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story: Manorville Man Charged With Sending Sexually Explicit Texts To Teen Late on the night of January 20, 2022, a 16-year-old girl received a sexually explicit text message, which included a graphic picture, from Quattrone to her phone. He…
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Lake Grove Dad Charged In Infant's Fentanyl Poisoning
A Long Island father and his suspected drug dealer are facing charges after an infant boy nearly died from fentanyl poisoning. Emergency crews were called to a Lake Grove home on Colmar Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 13 after getting a 911 call reporting an unresponsive 11-month-old boy. By the time they arrived, the child had turned blue, his eyes were rolled back in his head, and he was struggling to breathe, prosecutors said. He was loaded into an ambulance but stopped breathing on the drive to Stony Brook University Hospital. Medics then made the decision to pull over so a Suffolk County P…
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Woman Driving Drunk With Toddler In Car Crashes On Sagtikos State Parkway, Police Say
A Long Island woman is accused of driving drunk with a child and crashing on the Sagtikos State Parkway. The wreck happened shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, March 31, in the southbound lanes in Brentwood. New York State Police said Martha De La Torre, age 42, of Brentwood, was under the influence of alcohol when she was involved in a two-car crash near exit S1. At the time of the incident, Torre had a 1½ -year-old toddler in her car, according to troopers. There were no reports of injuries. She was arrested on suspicion of aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child, a felony, as well …
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16-Year-Old Who Raped, Stabbed Woman In Front Of Child During Long Island Burglary Sentenced
An admitted home invasion rapist who was just 14 when he attacked his victim in front of her young daughter on Long Island is heading to prison for years. Randell Hollman, age 16, of East Patchogue, was sentenced to three to nine years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, March 5 after pleading guilty to rape and related charges. Prosecutors said Hollman and an accomplice broke into the victim’s Mastic Beach home on April 19, 2022, after waiting for one of its residents to drive away. Earlier Report: Teen Admits Raping, Stabbing Woman In Front Of Her Young Daughter At Mas…
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Long Island Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Stepdaughter Who Texted 911 For Help, Jury Finds
A Long Island man could spend decades in prison for sexually abusing his underage stepdaughter. The 45-year-old Bay Shore man, who prosecutors are not naming to protect the child’s identity, was found guilty of multiple sex crimes by a Suffolk County jury on Thursday, Feb. 22. Prosecutors said the man abused the girl on three different occasions between August and October 2021 while her mother was at work. At the time, she was 10 and 11 years old. The abuse ended when the girl sent a text message to 911 reporting that her stepfather was trying to have sex with her, and that he had sexually…
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Home Invasion: CT Man Accused Of Traveling 150 Miles Before Assault, Burglary At NY Residence
A Connecticut man has been accused of violating an order of protection after traveling around 150 miles to commit a home invasion in upstate New York. Just before 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, New York State Police in Saratoga County responded to a home in the town of Wilton for the report of an assault with a knife. The investigation determined New Haven County resident Thomas A. Rivera, age 50, of Naugatuck, reportedly traveled to the location unexpectedly and uninvited. "He allegedly entered the house without permission and assaulted the victim with a knife, causing serious but n…
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Toddler Dies From Fentanyl, Cocaine Poisoning; Long Island Couple Hit With Dozens Of Charges
A Long Island couple has been criminally charged after a 14-month-old boy died from a suspected fentanyl and cocaine overdose. Wilkens Adonis and Daryllee Leibrock, both age 38, of Holbrook, were arraigned on dozens of drug and weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Emergency crews were called to the couple’s Holbrook home on Wednesday morning, Jan. 3, for an unresponsive child. When they arrived, police found Adonis, Leibrock and their toddler son, Joseph, in the couple’s bedroom. Earlier Report - Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under …
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Long Island Man Sexually Abused 9-Year-Old Niece While Family Took Dog To Vet, Jury Finds
A Long Island man is facing more than a decade in prison after a jury found that he sexually abused his 9-year-old niece. The 33-year-old Flanders resident was found guilty of multiple sex crimes by a Suffolk County jury on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Prosecutors are not naming the man in order to protect the victim’s identity. According to investigators, the girl was left alone with her uncle in December 2021 while her family took their dog to the veterinarian. The defendant, who rented a room in the house, entered the girl’s bedroom and asked her if she wanted her back scratched. When the child…
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Deer Park Man Who Worked At Dix Hills Facility Accused Of Having Sex With Teenage Resident
A former employee at a residential facility on Long Island has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a teenage resident. Hayden Daley, age 27, of Deer Park, who was an employee of WellLife Network, located in Dix Hills, on Arista Drive, began a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old at the facility on Monday, July 3, Suffolk County Police said. Daley continued the sexual relationship with the teen, said police. Second Squad detectives arrested Daley and charged him with: Two counts of second-degree rape, Two counts of second-degree criminal sex act, Two counts o…
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Man Points Fake Gun At Woman, 3 Children, At Long Island Drive-Thru: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he drew a fake firearm behind him in a McDonald’s drive-thru line, authorities said. The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 7 at the Hicksville McDonald’s, located at 805 South Broadway. According to Nassau County Police, it was just before 10 p.m. when a 31-year-old woman and her three children, ages 12, 7, and 1, were waiting in the restaurant’s drive-thru line behind a red Hyundai operated by Nicholas Carpenzano, age 32 of Patchogue. She told police she honked at Carpenzano, as he was not moving his car in the line. However, when she did, he …
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'Absent Father' Admits Sexually Abusing Daughter At Long Island Home For Years
A Long Island father has confessed to subjecting his young daughter to years of sexual abuse. The 38-year-old Huntington Station man – who prosecutors are not naming in order to protect the victim’s identity – pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 10. According to prosecutors, the man began abusing the girl in the summer of 2016, when she was 7 years old, during his weekend visitations. Prior to that time, he had not been involved in her life. The man admitted to telling the girl that “something bad” would happen to her if she told anyone a…
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'Disgraced His Role As A Father': Long Island Dad Admits Raping 5-Year-Old Daughter
A Long Island man is facing more than a decade behind bars after confessing to sexually abusing his young daughter. The 45-year-old Brentwood man – who prosecutors are not naming in order to protect the victim’s identity – pleaded guilty to rape and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Prosecutors said the abuse happened in July 2021 while the man was alone with his 5-year-old daughter at his apartment. The child’s mother – who was estranged from the man – asked a relative to check on the girl after speaking to him on the phone and believing he was drinking alcoho…
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Woman Drives On Drugs With 5 Kids On Long Island: Police
A Long Island woman was nabbed in a parking lot after officials said she was caught driving on drugs with multiple children under the age of 14 in the car. It happened on Sunday, Jan. 7 in Baldwin, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 6:30 p.m., a witness reported that 39-year-old Johanna Gonzalez of Baldwin was driving her 2021 Toyota under the influence at the Wendy’s located at 690 Sunrise Highway. Not only was Gonzalez allegedly found by investigators to be on drugs, but officials say she was driving with five children in the car – one 8-year-old, two 12-year-olds, and two…
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Driver Nabbed For Abusing Long Island 14-Year-Old: Police
A Long Island man has been arrested for sexually abusing a teenage girl who was trusted to drive her to and from school. Nassau County Police announced the arrest of 56-year-old Jose Amaya of Hempstead, which happened following the alleged abuse and the ensuing argument between the victim’s parents and Amaya on Tuesday, Jan. 2. According to police, Amaya was a self-employed car driver entrusted to drive a 14-year-old girl to and from school in Hempstead. However, on multiple occasions, Amaya reportedly abused her during these rides. It is unclear how long the alleged abuse continued. …
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Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 3 Children In Backseat, Crashes Into Tree: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly drove drunk with an adult passenger and three kids in the back, crashing into a tree, police said. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 in Garden City. According to Nassau County Police, 41-year-old Ruben Gonzalez of Westbury was driving north on Cherry Valley Avenue while he was drunk. He had a front passenger, a 37-year-old woman, and his three children in the back, ages 4, 9, and 11. Police said that near the intersection of 10th Street, Gonzalez’s 2023 Cadillac Escalade went off the road and crashed into a t…
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