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Valentine’s Day Killing: Man Admits Strangling Woman On Long Island
A Long Island man admitted to strangling a woman to death in a car and leaving her body by a dumpster, authorities announced.
Andrew Avila, age 26, pleaded guilty to the charges against him on Tuesday, March 2, according to the Nassau County District Attorney, over a year after the Valentine’s Day death of Rebecca Carlson, age 39.
Original Story: 25-Year-Old From Elmont Accused Of Killing Hempstead Woman Found Next To Dumpster
Avila, who is from Elmont, contacted Carlson through a website, where they agreed to meet in person for a sex act, the DA’s Office said.
In the early morn…
Rental Scammer: Long Island Woman Faked Income For Housing Benefits, DA Says
A woman from Long Island has been accused of lying about her income for years in order to get rental benefits – and buying a house during that time, authorities said.
Melissa Beltre, a 42-year-old South Hempstead woman, faced her arraignment for her alleged scam on Thursday, March 14, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
Starting in October 2018, Beltre applied to the Nassau County Office of Housing, Housing Choice Voucher Program (NCHCVP) for rental assistance.
On her application, the DA’s Office said, she claimed to live in Oceanside and that her weekly income fell in the cor…
25-Year-Old Accused Of Killing Long Island Woman Found Next To Dumpster
A Long Island man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 39-year-old woman who was found lying next to a dumpster.
Andrew D. Avila, age 25, of Elmont, was charged on Thursday, March 2, for killing Rebecca Carlson, age 39, of Hempstead whose body was found on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in South Hempstead, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, officers responded to a call for a woman lying on the ground next to a dumpster in the rear of Advanced Auto Parts located at 1140 Grand Ave.
The woman, identified as Carlson, was pronounced dead at …
ID Released For 28-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Crash
The identity has been released of a 28-year-old motorcyclist killed in an overnight Long Island crash.
The crash happened at 8:50 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 12, in South Hempstead.
According to detectives, a 2019 white Acura sedan traveling westbound on Village Avenue was struck by a 2009 Gold Honda motorcycle traveling north on Grand Avenue, Nassau County Police said.
The motorcyclist, now ID'd as Sherif Wheeler, of Baldwin, was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.
The driver of the Acura, a 28-year-old woman, was uninjured, police said.
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