Long Island Man Indicted For Alleged Sex Trafficking Operation Long Island Man Indicted For Alleged Sex Trafficking Operation
Long Island Man Indicted For Alleged Sex Trafficking Operation A 29-year-old man has been indicted for allegedly conducting a sex trafficking operation on Long Island. William Wilkinson, of Hempstead, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 2, said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini. An investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Suffolk County Police Department’s Human Trafficking Investigations Unit revealed evidence that Wilkinson allegedly ran a sex trafficking operation throughout Suffolk and Nassau counties as early as November 2019. Wilkinson allegedly provided his victims with narcotics and subje…
Long Island Man Convicted Of Selling Fentanyl In Fatal Overdose Case Long Island Man Convicted Of Selling Fentanyl In Fatal Overdose Case
Long Island Man Convicted Of Selling Fentanyl In Fatal Overdose Case A Long Island man has been found guilty by a jury of selling fentanyl in connection with a fatal overdose. Austin Hunter, 43, of Amityville, was convicted on Monday, Nov. 9, in connection with the April 2019 fatal overdose in Lindenhurst, said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini. During an investigation of the death, police were able to connect Hunter to the death after using a cellphone recovered on the scene that showed him as the supplier of the fentanyl that killed the victim, the DA's office said. In May 2019, law enforcement agents from the Long Island Her…
Videos Released Of Meryl Streep Nephew's Hamptons Road-Rage Incident Videos Released Of Meryl Streep Nephew's Hamptons Road-Rage Incident
Videos Released Of Meryl Streep Nephew's Hamptons Road-Rage Incident New videos have been released of actress Meryl Streep’s nephew assaulting a teenager outside a Long Island bank earlier this year during a bout of road rage. Charles Harrison Streep, 31, allegedly assaulted his 18-year-old victim, David Peralta, in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on Main Street in East Hampton on Monday, Aug. 24, causing “serious head trauma,” police said. On Wednesday, Oct. 27, lawyers for Peralta released videos of the incident, which show the much larger Streep lifting and slamming Peralta to the ground like a rag doll. The two can be seen exchanging words in the video …
Long Island Auto Salesman Accused Of Stealing Thousands From Customers, DA Says Long Island Auto Salesman Accused Of Stealing Thousands From Customers, DA Says
Long Island Auto Salesman Accused Of Stealing Thousands From Customers, DA Says A car salesman is facing charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from victims he met at dealerships across Long Island, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Bay Shore resident Jose Amezquita, was charged with two counts of third-degree grand larceny and one count of fourth-degree grand larceny after being implicated in multiple schemes at different dealerships he worked at across Long Island. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said that between June and July last year, while working at South Shore Nissan in Amityville, Amezquita offered to sell a customer’s 2019 …
14 Nabbed In Huge Long Island Drugs, Weapons Takedown, DA Announces 14 Nabbed In Huge Long Island Drugs, Weapons Takedown, DA Announces
14 Nabbed In Huge Long Island Drugs, Weapons Takedown, DA Announces More than a dozen on Long Island are facing charges for their roles in a drug ring that distributed heroin, meth, and prescription pills. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced this week that 14 Long Island residents have been charged, with an arrest warrant issued for a 15th suspect, who remains at large. The arrests come after a yearlong investigation by county and federal law enforcement into alleged drug dealing by gang members on Long Island, officials said. Both members of the Bloods and Latin Kings street gangs are among those arrested. According to officials, the b…
Man Sentenced For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper Man Sentenced For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper
Man Sentenced For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper A Long Island man will avoid prison, but still spend time behind bars after admitting to distracted driving during a crash that left a New York State Police trooper “severely disabled” in a case that was prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. West Islip resident Jesse Cohen, 24, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, in addition to three years' probation and 1,000 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office recused themselves from the case due to a conflict…
Victim Of Meryl Streep's Nephew's Hamptons Road-Rage Incident To File Hate Crime Suit Victim Of Meryl Streep's Nephew's Hamptons Road-Rage Incident To File Hate Crime Suit
Victim Of Meryl Streep's Nephew's Hamptons Road-Rage Incident To File Hate Crime Suit Meryl Streep’s nephew, a New Canaan High School graduate, could be facing more trouble following a road rage incident on Long Island that left his victim with life-threatening injuries. Charles Harrison Streep, 31, allegedly assaulted his 18-year-old victim in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on Main Street in East Hampton on Monday, Aug. 24, causing “serious head trauma,” East Hampton Village Police said in a press release. The teenager was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital within an hour after the attack, where he underwent emergency surgery that included the removal of his skull cap to st…
Man Pleads Guilty For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper Man Pleads Guilty For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper
Man Pleads Guilty For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper A Long Island man will avoid prison time after admitting to distracted driving during a crash that left a New York State Police trooper “severely disabled” in a case that was prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. West Islip resident Jesse Cohen, 24, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office recused themselves from the case due to a conflict. Under the plea agreement, Cohen will serve 30 days in jail, in addition to three years probation and 1,000 hours of community service. He w…
Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others
Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others New details are emerging after the son of a Long Island man was apprehended after allegedly fatally stabbing his father as he was in a Zoom video-chat meeting. The homicide took place at a Dixon Avenue home in Amityville around noon Thursday, May 21, when Dwight Powers, 72, was fatally stabbed by his 32-year-old son, Thomas Scully-Powers, said Suffolk County Police. About 20 people were gathered in the Zoom Room for a support group meeting, reportedly for Alcoholics Anonymous, when the stabbing took place, police said. Earlier Story: Son Kills Father During Zoom Meeting On Long Islan…
Suffolk County Launches 'Top-To-Bottom' Internal Probe Of Handling Of 8-Year-Old's Case Suffolk County Launches 'Top-To-Bottom' Internal Probe Of Handling Of 8-Year-Old's Case
Suffolk County Launches 'Top-To-Bottom' Internal Probe Of Handling Of 8-Year-Old's Case Following the death of an 8-year-old Center Moriches boy, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is launching a “top-to-bottom” review of how the Department of Social Services handled the case.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. His father told officers he had fallen in the driveway. It was later determined that the child was allegedly banished to the garage overnight when the temperatures dipped below 19 degrees.  His father, Michael Valva, 40, and his fiancée Angela Pollina, 42, ha…
Long Island Man Indicted For Allegedly Causing Overdose Death Long Island Man Indicted For Allegedly Causing Overdose Death
Long Island Man Indicted For Allegedly Causing Overdose Death An alleged drug on Long Island is facing life in prison after being charged for allegedly selling the fentanyl that caused a fatal overdose. Selden resident Marlon Thompson was charged in federal court in Central Islip with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and heroin from April 2018 through May 2019, and distribution of a controlled substance containing fentanyl resulting in the fatal overdose of a Fredrick Koenig on Dec. 26 last year.   U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that Thompson, 38, had previously been detained on state charges and is now in federal custody. He was ordere…
LI Mother Surrenders After Shooting Of 3-Year-Old's Father Leads To AMBER Alert LI Mother Surrenders After Shooting Of 3-Year-Old's Father Leads To AMBER Alert
LI Mother Surrenders After Shooting Of 3-Year-Old's Father Leads To Amber Alert A Long Island mother who allegedly shot the father of her child and then went on the run, prompting an AMBER Alert, has turned herself in to police. According to the Southampton Police Department, Patchita Tennant, 42, of Riverhead, surrendered at the police department earlier Friday, Sept. 6, said Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph.  Her 3-year-old daughter was found safe earlier in the day following an AMBER Alert being issued after her father was allegedly shot by Tennant, police said. The incident took place around 8:20 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5, at a home on Pleasure Drive in …