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Capitol Rioter From Area Nabbed After Being Turned In By Match On Dating App Capitol Rioter From Area Nabbed After Being Turned In By Match On Dating App
Capitol Rioter From Area Nabbed After Being Turned In By Match On Dating App An allegedly braggadocios Bumble user from the Hudson Valley was busted by federal officials after touting about storming the US Capitol during the deadly riot in January. Putnam County resident Robert Chapman was arrested after allegedly bragging about his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, DC, admitting that he was there and made it to Statuary Hall to a would-be match on the popular dating app. “I did storm the capitol (sic) … I made it all the way into Statuary Hall! … Did an interview with Robert O’Morrow of the Washington Post … Also did online interview with jess B…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Who Served In NYPD Charged For Role In Capitol Riot Woman Who Served In NYPD Charged For Role In Capitol Riot
Woman Who Served In Nypd Charged For Role In Capitol Riot A retired NYPD officer from Queens is the latest to be charged for her participation in the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6. Sara Carpenter, age 51, voluntarily surrendered herself to the FBI on Tuesday, March 23, making her the latest law enforcement officer to be implicated for participating at the insurrection that left five people, including a Capitol police officer, dead. In January, Carpenter told FBI investigators that she decided to head to the Capitol with hundreds others after hearing then-President Donald Trump’s instructions to “march to the Capitol," authori…

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-FDNY Member From Long Island Charged In Connection To Capitol Riot Ex-FDNY Member From Long Island Charged In Connection To Capitol Riot
Ex-fdny Member From Long Island Charged In Connection To Capitol Riot A retired New York City firefighter from Long Island who photographed himself inside the U.S. Capitol during the deadly pro-Trump riot earlier this month is facing criminal charges for his role in the insurrection, officials announced. Freeport resident Thomas Fee, age 53, was charged over the weekend with violent entry, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, though he is yet to be taken into custody, according to reports. It is alleged that Fee drove to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 5 to…

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by Zak Failla
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Four Arrested, Two Police Officers Injured During Large Gathering At Long Island Park Four Arrested, Two Police Officers Injured During Large Gathering At Long Island Park
Four Arrested, Two Police Officers Injured During Large Gathering At Long Island Park Two police officers were assaulted and hospitalized overnight attempting to break up a large gathering at a Long Island park. Suffolk County Police officers responded to Ross Memorial Park in Brentwood at approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30, where there were reports of a large group in the area. Upon arrival, officers said that they found approximately 30 people at the park, with many in the street blocking traffic. While attempting to break up the gathering, police said that two officers were assaulted.  The officers were transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, were trea…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Large Long Island Melee Leads To 10 Arrests, With Cops Attacked, Injured Large Long Island Melee Leads To 10 Arrests, With Cops Attacked, Injured
Large Long Island Melee Leads To 10 Arrests, With Cops Attacked, Injured Ten people were arrested after they allegedly attacked police officers attempting to break up a large street party, sending four to the hospital. Nassau County Police said the incident took place around 9:50 p.m., Sunday, May 17, in Baldwin. According to detectives, officers responded to a large disturbance in the vicinity of Dean Drive and Shell Street and saw about 20 people in the street smashing glass bottles and playing loud music.  When officers attempted to calm the disturbance the crowd allegedly became violent and started throwing bottles at the officers, police said. "As of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Riot At West Babylon Festival Leads To Teen's Stabbing Riot At West Babylon Festival Leads To Teen's Stabbing
Riot At West Babylon Festival Leads To Teen's Stabbing An 18-year-old Wyandanch man was stabbed during a riot of about 12 people during a festival in West Babylon. The incident took place around 8:45 p.m., Sunday, June 9, during St. Anthony's Feast when more than a dozen people got into a fight on East Little Neck Road, said the Suffolk County Police. The teen was stabbed in the abdomen and was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip for treatment of non-life threatening injuries police. No one has been arrested for the stabbing, but two 18-year-old males were charged with second-degree riot in relation to the fight.

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by Kathy Reakes