Father, Fiancée Arrested In Connection To Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old Father, Fiancée Arrested In Connection To Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old
Father, Fiancée Arrested In Connection To Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old Click here for an updated story: 8-Year-Old Long Island Boy Was Kept In Garage Overnight Before Dying, Police Say Police have arrested the father and his fiancée in connection with the death of an 8-year-old Long Island boy. Thomas Valva was found dead in the driveway of his home at 11 Bittersweet Lane, in Center Moriches, around 9:40 a.m., Friday, Jan. 17.  The boy's father, Michael Valva, said the child had fallen in the driveway. Early Friday, Jan. 24, Suffolk County Police arrested the Valva, 40, and his fiancée Angela Pollina, 42, at the home and charged both with murde…
Long Island Day-Care Worker Accused Of Putting 2-Year-Old In Scalding Hot Bath Long Island Day-Care Worker Accused Of Putting 2-Year-Old In Scalding Hot Bath
Long Island Day-Care Worker Accused Of Putting 2-Year-Old In Scalding Hot Bath A teenage daycare worker on Long Island is facing criminal charges after allegedly leaving a toddler in a scalding bath for several minutes, “despite his screams,” police said. The 2-year-old child left in the care of Yenci Elizabeth Lopez - a long-term daycare provider for the family of her victim - was left in a “scalding hot bath” at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5 in Hempstead, according to Nassau County Police investigators. Investigators said that the child was in the bath for several minutes and left unattended, though he was screaming while in the bath. It is further alle…
Ex-Broker-Dealer CEO From Long Island Charged With Lying To Feds Ex-Broker-Dealer CEO From Long Island Charged With Lying To Feds
Ex-Broker-Dealer CEO From Long Island Charged With Lying To Feds The former CEO and an employee of a broker-dealer firm were arrested this week and charged with allegedly cooking the books and submitting false reports to the SEC. Long Beach resident Alan Seidel, 73, the former CEO of Seidel & Co. LLC, and New Jersey resident Benjamin Mekaway, 37, were arrested on Monday, Dec. 23, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. They were charged with falsifying the books of the company and submitting false reports to the SEC regarding the company’s net capital and staff. Berman said that the two falsified the financial records of the company to obscure the …
Nassau County CIO Sentenced To Federal Prison In $1.14 Million Bribe Scheme Nassau County CIO Sentenced To Federal Prison In $1.14 Million Bribe Scheme
Nassau County CIO Sentenced To Federal Prison In $1.14 Million Bribe Scheme A Roslyn man was sentenced Friday to a plea-bargained two years in federal prison for demanding bribes from the owner of two New Jersey IT staffing firms to get contracts from a Texas financial services company. Mark Berger, 59, must serve all of the sentence handed down by a U.S. District Court judge in Trenton, New Jersey. There’s no parole in the federal prison system. Berger was the chief information officer of SWBC, a financial services company based in Texas, with "the ability and authority to hire certain companies to perform work," U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. …
Surgeon Accused Of Having Illegal Weapons Cache In Westchester Goes Back To Court Surgeon Accused Of Having Illegal Weapons Cache In Westchester Goes Back To Court
Surgeon Accused Of Having Illegal Weapons Cache In Westchester Goes Back To Court The Manhattan surgeon from Long Island who was arrested with a cache of weapons in his BMW after allegedly threatening his estranged wife and family in Westchester reportedly is out of jail and seeking to have his ankle monitor removed. Great Neck resident Matthew Bonanno, 47, was arraigned on a 53-count indictment for criminal possession of weapons found in Tuckahoe in August. Two weeks ago, after appealing to have his bail reduced to $70,000, he was released, though he has found his freedom uncomfortable. According to multiple reports, Bonanno was back in Westchester County Court on Tuesd…
Long Island Man Sentenced For High-Speed, Near-Fatal Mercedes Crash Long Island Man Sentenced For High-Speed, Near-Fatal Mercedes Crash
Long Island Man Sentenced For High-Speed, Near-Fatal Mercedes Crash A 44-year-old man will spend time in prison after driving the Mercedes-Benz involved in a high-speed chase that left one person with life-threatening injuries and injured several others in 2017. Kelvin O’Neal, of Freeport, has been sentenced to five years in prison and two years of post-release supervision for the December 2017 crash, which he fled the scene of, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said. O’Neal pleaded guilty in March to two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of third-degree assault, and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in physical injuries. S…
Grand Jury Indicts Suspect For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen At Long Island Strip Mall Grand Jury Indicts Suspect For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen At Long Island Strip Mall
Grand Jury Indicts Suspect For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen At Long Island Strip Mall A Lido Beach teenager has been indicted for his role in a brawl that broke out at an Oceanside strip mall, leaving a 16-year-old dead and another hospitalized. Tyler Flach, 18, turned himself in to police custody, and he’s been indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of Khaseen Morris, an Oceanside High School student, earlier this month. The massive after-school brawl broke out at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16 at a popular strip mall on Brower Avenue, police said. During the fight, Morris was stabbed in the chest multiple times, and a 17-year-old was h…
Woman Killed Man, Then Set Fire To His Long Island Home Woman Killed Man, Then Set Fire To His Long Island Home
Woman Killed Man, Then Set Fire To His Long Island Home This story has been updated. A 54-year-old woman has been arrested after police say she killed a man and then set fire to his Long Island home to cover it up. The fire happened on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 at about 10:10 p.m. in Centre Island at a single-family residence at 300 Centre Island Drive. The body of a man, later identified as James M. Coppola, 75, of Centre Island and Howard Beach, was found within the residence, Nassau County Police said. At the time, the fire was labeled suspicious because of the intensity of the flames.  An autopsy revealed Coppolla was dead before the fir…
Surgeon Caught With Weapons Cache In Westchester Pleads Not Guilty Surgeon Caught With Weapons Cache In Westchester Pleads Not Guilty
Surgeon Caught With Weapons Cache In Westchester Pleads Not Guilty The Manhattan surgeon from Long Island who was arrested with a cache of weapons in his BMW after allegedly threatening his estranged wife and family in Westchester has pleaded not guilty. Great Neck resident Matthew Bonanno, 47, was arraigned on a 53-count indictment for criminal possession of weapons found in Tuckahoe last month. He appeared in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10 to enter the plea. Bonanno is charged with 11 counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon related to assault rifles found in his possession; 38 counts of third-degree grand larceny related to…
ID Released For Man Arrested After Shooting At High School In Nassau County ID Released For Man Arrested After Shooting At High School In Nassau County
ID Released For Man Arrested After Shooting At High School In Nassau County The man arrested after allegedly firing three shots into the ground at Roosevelt High School when he became upset over a landscaping issue has been identified by Nassau County Police. The incident took place around 9 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the school at 1 Wagner Ave., when the man, now ID'd as Lennox London, 36, of Roosevelt, had words with the landscapers and then fired the shots into the ground, police said. Roosevelt High SchoolGoogle Maps street view The high school and Roosevelt Middle School were immediately put on lockdown. The man then went to his home which is beside the s…
Delivery Driver Could Face Increased Charges After Woman Dragged To Death, Suffolk DA Says Delivery Driver Could Face Increased Charges After Woman Dragged To Death, Suffolk DA Says
Delivery Driver Could Face Increased Charges After Woman Dragged To Death, Suffolk DA Says The AutoZone delivery driver who struck and dragged a woman to her death under his van may face increased charges, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. Donnell Hicks, 26, of Queens, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Dodge Ram work van when he struck his victims, Ann Marie Christina, 38, of East Quogue and Eric Krems, 40, in front of AutoZone on Deer Park Avenue in Babylon on Monday, July 29, police said. Hicks failed to stop and dragged Christina, who was caught under the van, to her death, according to police. He was initially charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. After…
Locust Valley Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting, Raping Girlfriend's Preteen Daughter Locust Valley Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting, Raping Girlfriend's Preteen Daughter
Locust Valley Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting, Raping Girlfriend's Preteen Daughter A Locust Valley man has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting and raping his girlfriend's young daughter multiple times between 2014 and 2017. Gonzalo Galvez, 58, was convicted by a jury on April 18 of two counts of predatory sexual assault against a child and course of sexual conduct against a child, announced Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas. According to the Singas, Galvez repeatedly sexually assaulted his girlfriend’s daughter beginning when the child was 9 years old and continued for three years.  Galvez used fear and bribery to …