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New Details: Mom Charged In Daughter's Drowning At Long Island Hotel Was Drinking At Bar: DA New Details: Mom Charged In Daughter's Drowning At Long Island Hotel Was Drinking At Bar: DA
New Details: Mom Charged In Daughter's Drowning At Long Island Hotel Was Drinking At Bar: DA The mother of a 7-year-old girl who died more than a year after being found unresponsive in a hotel pool on Long Island was drinking at the time, prosecutors allege. Katlyn Pineda, of Queens, was found unresponsive in the Marriott Melville pool on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. She remained in a coma until she died from her injuries on Monday, May 1, according to Suffolk County Police. Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives, Pineda’s mother, Erica Baez, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter on Monday, May 15, in Manhattan. Earlier Report: Mother C…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man With Gunshot Wound Faces Drug Charges After Melville Crash Man With Gunshot Wound Faces Drug Charges After Melville Crash
Man With Gunshot Wound Faces Drug Charges After Melville Crash A Long Island man who was found shot in the arm after fleeing police has been charged with alleged possession of drugs, police said. Daquan Cannon, age 31, of Wyandanch, was arrested on Sunday, March 27 after crashing his car in Melville. Cannon was driving a 2011 BMW sedan eastbound on the South Service Road, east of Broadhollow Road when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a tree around 8 p.m., police said. Cannon fled the scene on foot but was caught a short distance away by a canine officer about 40 minutes later, police said. When the officer found him, Cannon had a gunshot…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Apartments Damaged After Fire Breaks Out On Long Island Apartments Damaged After Fire Breaks Out On Long Island
Apartments Damaged After Fire Breaks Out On Long Island Several residences were damaged and multiple people were displaced after a fire broke out at a Long Island apartment complex, police said. According to officials, the fire started at approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 1 at one of the units in the Eagle Rock apartment complex on Pond Road in Woodbury in Nassau County. Upon arrival, police said that first responders found the apartment building fully engulfed by fire. No injuries were reported, and all occupants of the building were evacuated, police noted. Following the fire, the Red Cross was notified and is assisting in reloca…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Pilot Who Crashed Plane Saved By Firefighters On Long Island Pilot Who Crashed Plane Saved By Firefighters On Long Island
Pilot Who Crashed Plane Saved By Firefighters On Long Island Police are investigating a plane crash that took place near a Long Island roadway in which the pilot was rescued. The crash took place around 1:05 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 10 near Winding road in Old Bethpage, Nassau County Police said. According to police, a Highway Patrol officer was on patrol when he observed a small plane descending and appeared to be in distress in the vicinity of Winding Road.   The officer located the wreckage entered the plane and found the pilot pinned in the cockpit, police said.  As Nassau County Emergency Services trucks arrived, the officer relayed t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
120 Firefighters From 14 Departments Battle Four-Alarm Long Island House Fire 120 Firefighters From 14 Departments Battle Four-Alarm Long Island House Fire
120 Firefighters From 14 Departments Battle Four-Alarm Long Island House Fire A total of 120 firefighters from 14 departments battled a four-alarm house fire that moved to another structure on Long Island. The blaze broke out around 12:40 p.m., Monday, Feb. 24, in Farmingdale at 490 Secatogue Ave., said Nassau County Police. The fire spread and also caused damage to a residence located on Nelson Street, causing the fourth-alarm to be sounded. Eighth Precinct police officers were first to arrive at the scene, observing a residence fully engulfed causing extensive damage.  All occupants were out of the house, Nassau County Police said. Two firemen were tr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Long Island Men Injured When Mercedes Overturns After Crashing Into Poles Two Long Island Men Injured When Mercedes Overturns After Crashing Into Poles
Two Long Island Men Injured When Mercedes Overturns After Crashing Into Poles Two Long Island men were injured when a Mercedes-Benz crashed off the roadway and into utility poles overnight. The crash happened around 2 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 in Melville, Suffolk County Police said. Ronald Kibler, 28, of Wyandanch, was driving the 2018 Mercedes eastbound on Ruland Road when the vehicle left the roadway, struck two poles and overturned in front of 103 Ruland Road. Kibler was transported by Melville Fire Department to Nassau University Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries.  A 25-year-old passenger, also a resident Wyandanch, was transported …

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by Joe Lombardi