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Copiague Man Indicted For Pointing Gun At Officer, Selling Cocaine Out Of Home, DA Says Copiague Man Indicted For Pointing Gun At Officer, Selling Cocaine Out Of Home, DA Says
Copiague Man Indicted For Pointing Gun At Officer, Selling Cocaine Out Of Home, DA Says A 40-year-old man is facing felony charges after police said he pointed a loaded handgun at an officer and sold cocaine out of his Long Island home. Cory Tyson, of Copiague, was indicted on a series of drug and firearms charges, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Dec. 14. “This defendant is not only alleged to have illegally sold dangerous drugs out of his home in Suffolk County, he was brazen enough to point an illegal and loaded handgun at police officers who were attempting to get those deadly drugs off the streets,” Tierney said. “The fact t…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say
Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say Police on Long Island seized thousands of stolen catalytic converters and more than $4 million in cash during a raid that followed a months-long investigation. The raids took place before dawn in Nassau County at the homes and scrapyards of two brothers in Long Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 14, said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder at a news conference. During the raids, the homes of Andrew Pawelsky, age 24, and his brother, Alan Pawelsky, age 20, both of Long Beach were searched where police seized $3.9 million in cash from Alan Pawelsky’s home, some $100,000 from Andre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Search Intensifies For Suspect In Murder Of 11-Month-Old Daughter In Connecticut Search Intensifies For Suspect In Murder Of 11-Month-Old Daughter In Connecticut
Search Intensifies For Suspect In Murder Of 11-Month-Old Daughter In Connecticut Updated story: Caught! Connecticut Father Wanted For Stabbing, Dismembering Toddler Apprehended, Police Say Federal, state, and local law enforcement have stepped up their search and increased the reward for a Connecticut man wanted for allegedly stabbing and dismembering his 11-month-old daughter. Police say Christopher Francisquini, age 31, of Naugatuck, killed Camilla Francisquini on Friday, Nov. 18 in Naugatuck. The search now includes massive electronic billboards along highways and an increased reward of $25,000 by the FBI. “Christopher, if you are listening, the search will not st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
70-Year-Old Faces Assault Charge After Crash Injuring Officer In Elmont 70-Year-Old Faces Assault Charge After Crash Injuring Officer In Elmont
70-Year-Old Faces Assault Charge After Crash Injuring Officer In Elmont A Long Island man has been arrested after allegedly striking a police vehicle and then fleeing the scene. The incident took place in Elmont around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28. According to Nassau County officers, John Sferlazza, age 70, Elmont, was driving a 2004 Honda when he sideswipe the driver’s side of a Radio Motor Patrol vehicle causing damage and physical injury to the officer operating the vehicle.  Sferlazza left the scene but officers that observed the incident performed a vehicle stop at Kiefer Avenue and Werns Avenue, police said. Officers arrested S…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Attempted Arson Of NYPD Van With 4 Officers Inside Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Attempted Arson Of NYPD Van With 4 Officers Inside
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Attempted Arson Of Nypd Van With 4 Officers Inside A New York woman is heading to federal prison after admitting she tried to set fire to an occupied NYPD van during protests over the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020. Ulster County resident Samantha Shader, age 29, of Saugerties, was sentenced to 6 years behind bars Tuesday, Nov. 15, in federal court in Brooklyn. It followed her April 2022 guilty plea to using an improvised incendiary device, commonly known as a Molotov cocktail. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District, Shader traveled from her home in Saugerties to Brooklyn on May 29…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
Threat Leads To Police Presence At High School In Suffolk County Threat Leads To Police Presence At High School In Suffolk County
Threat Leads To Police Presence At High School In Suffolk County Students at a Long Island school will find extra police officers on campus following a threat called into police. The threat was called in to Suffolk County Police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18 referencing a school in South Huntington. According to police, the threat made referencing Walt Whitman High School. Police did not reveal the type of threat made. Officers have been in contact with school officials and there will be an increased police presence at the school building on Wednesday, Oct. 19, police said. This is the second threat made in the last month. A threat was made regardin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Cops Shoot Man In East Garden City After He Points Firearm At Them, Police Say Cops Shoot Man In East Garden City After He Points Firearm At Them, Police Say
Cops Shoot Man In East Garden City After He Points Firearm At Them, Police Say A Long Island man was shot by police after he allegedly threatened them with a handgun. The incident took place in East Garden City around 2:45 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 16. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a witness spotted two men attempting to open the doors of the Verizon store located at 880 Old Country Road. When the witness approached the men, one of the men pointed what appeared to be a handgun, placing him in fear for his life. He quickly drove away and called 911, police said. Responding officers located one of the men, identified as Jonathan Parra, age 26, Westbury, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
3 Store Clerks Charged In Nassau County Underage Alcohol/Tobacco Sales Detail 3 Store Clerks Charged In Nassau County Underage Alcohol/Tobacco Sales Detail
3 Store Clerks Charged In Nassau County Underage Alcohol/Tobacco Sales Detail Three store clerks were charged in connection with an underage drinking and tobacco sales operation on Long Island. The detail took place on Thursday, Oct. 13 throughout Nassau County. The following people were arrested as a result of the operation: Iqbal Asim, age 30, of Bethpage allegedly sold a vaping product to a child at Evergreen located at 199 Merrits Road, Farmingdale. He was charged with unlawfully selling tobacco to a child. Anil Bansal, age 49, of Hicksville allegedly sold alcohol to a child at the Ultra Gas Station located at 3300 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Who Killed 2 Responding Officers Was Divorced Father Described As 'Rowdy' CT Man Who Killed 2 Responding Officers Was Divorced Father Described As 'Rowdy'
CT Man Who Killed 2 Responding Officers Was Divorced Father Described As 'Rowdy' Neighbors of the man accused of placing an alleged fake 911 call to ambush and kill two Connecticut police officers was known as "rowdy" and "always drinking," according to the Daily Mail.  Nicholas Brutcher, age 35, a divorced father of two in Hartford County, allegedly fired on the officers in Bristol before being killed. He was an avid hunter and is shown holding guns in his Facebook pictures. According to the Daily Mail, neighbors also said Brutcher was "always drinking," and that he'd often be around checking on his brother Nathaniel, who was shot and wounded in the deadly shoot…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Shooting Outside Home Of NY Gubernatorial Candidate Under Investigation Shooting Outside Home Of NY Gubernatorial Candidate Under Investigation
Shooting Outside Home Of NY Gubernatorial Candidate Under Investigation Updated story: Details Emerge After 2 Shot In Broad Daylight Outside NY Gubernatorial Candidate's Home A shooting near the home of New York gubernatorial candidate from Long Island is being investigated. Republican nominee Lee Zeldin, a Suffolk County congressman, says two people were shot in the incident outside his home on Sunday, Oct. 9.  "After my daughters heard the gunshots and the screaming, they ran upstairs, locked themselves in the bathroom and immediately called 911," Zeldin said in a statement posted on Twitter. "They acted very swiftly and smartly every step of the way an…

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by Joe Lombardi
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4 Nabbed In Takedown Of 'Vast Drug Network' Operating Throughout Northeast, DA Says 4 Nabbed In Takedown Of 'Vast Drug Network' Operating Throughout Northeast, DA Says
4 Nabbed In Takedown Of 'Vast Drug Network' Operating Throughout Northeast, DA Says Four Long Island men have been arrested for allegedly running a drug ring that sold drugs through the Northeast. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Friday, Oct. 7, that the four Montauk residents had been arrested and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance.  The four are: Angel Garces-Diaz, age not available Anuedy Garces-Medrano, age 35 Yadaris Baez-Rivera, age 26 Everado Hernandez, age 45 “From Babylon to Montauk and every place in between, every community is unfortunately affected by the scourge of these drugs that are becomi…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Southampton Police Chief Steven Skrynecki Dies At 69 Southampton Police Chief Steven Skrynecki Dies At 69
Southampton Police Chief Steven Skrynecki Dies At 69 The chief of the Southampton Police Department has died at the age of 69. Steven Skrynecki died Thursday, Oct. 6 at his home in Hicksville.  Before joining Southampton as chief six years ago, Skrynecki served with the Nassau County Police Department for 42 years as its highest-ranking uniformed officer. He retired as chief of the department before taking the job as chief of Southampton. Over the years Skrynecki was the public face of the Nassau County Police Department and oversaw many high-profile cases. "The loss of such an honorable and respected officer will be felt across law en…

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by Kathy Reakes