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Pizzeria Stabbing: Father, Grandfather 'Happy To Be Alive' After Attack In Suffolk County Pizzeria Stabbing: Father, Grandfather 'Happy To Be Alive' After Attack In Suffolk County
Pizzeria Stabbing: Father, Grandfather 'Happy To Be Alive' After Attack In Suffolk County A beloved pizzeria employee is facing a long road to recovery after he was allegedly stabbed by a co-worker while on the job on Long Island. Sal Polizzi suffered repeated stab wounds to his side at the hands of 34-year-old Paul Albinagorta as the two worked the kitchen at Gino’s of Nesconset on Sunday morning, Nov. 24, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. Polizzi fled the shop along with several other employees as Albinagorta allegedly chased them, threatening further violence, police said. He was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Pizza Shop Worker Stabbed With Hunting Knife While Making Pie In Long Island: DA Pizza Shop Worker Stabbed With Hunting Knife While Making Pie In Long Island: DA
Pizza Shop Worker Stabbed With Hunting Knife While Making Pie In Long Island: DA A Central Islip man has been indicted for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a co-worker with a hunting knife while the victim was preparing a pizza at Gino’s of Nesconset, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Friday, Dec. 6. Paul Albinagorta, 34, was charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree for the alleged attack that occurred at Gino’s of Nesconset on Sunday, Nov. 24, at approximately 11 a.m., authorities said. Albinagorta is accused of approaching his co-worker, Sal Polizzzi, from behind while the victim was preparing a pizza and stabbing him multip…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Farmhand Admits Killing Woman Over 'Simple Workplace Dispute' On Long Island Farmhand Admits Killing Woman Over 'Simple Workplace Dispute' On Long Island
Farmhand Admits Killing Woman Over 'Simple Workplace Dispute' On Long Island Years after a woman was found strangled to death in a wooded area near a Long Island farm, her killer has finally confessed. Faustino Cruz-Marquez, age 26, of Manorville, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 3, in the death of Maria Carmelina Velasquez-Zhau. The 37-year-old victim disappeared on July 28, 2020 at the Cosmos Farm in Manorville, where she both worked and lived. Cruz-Marquez also worked and lived at the farm, according to the Suffolk County DA’s Office. The farm owner realized the woman was missing on the following day, July 29…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Sentenced For Murdering Co-Worker At Long Island Shop Man Sentenced For Murdering Co-Worker At Long Island Shop
Man Sentenced For Murdering Co-Worker At Long Island Shop A 74-year-old man was sentenced for murdering his co-worker at a Long Island shop where they worked. Lawrence Grammer, of Glen Cove, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 23, to 25 years to life in prison in the August 2018 shooting death of 35-year-old Bashir "Bobby" Ward, Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith said. On June 3, Grammer was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the DA's Office said.  An indictment reported that Grammer shot and killed Ward at about 11:20 a.m. on Aug. 4 of 2018 at the Citgo Gas Station/D&R …

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by Nicole Valinote
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ID Released For Store Manager Shot, Killed By Worker At NY Stop & Shop ID Released For Store Manager Shot, Killed By Worker At NY Stop & Shop
ID Released For Store Manager Shot, Killed By Worker At NY Stop & Shop The identity has been released for the store manager killed by a worker in a shooting that injured two others at a supermarket on Long Island. The suspect, Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, age 31, of Hempstead, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, April 21, just 24 hours after the incident took place at the Stop & Shop in West Hempstead on Tuesday, April 20. Wilson was apprehended within four hours of the shooting following a massive manhunt that included more than 150 officers, the FBI, the ATF, and the NYPD, said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. Before opening fire at the…

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by Kathy Reakes