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LI Woman Forced Into Prostitution, Faced Violent Abuse For Defying Trafficker: Cops LI Woman Forced Into Prostitution, Faced Violent Abuse For Defying Trafficker: Cops LI Woman Forced Into Prostitution, Faced Violent Abuse For Defying Trafficker: Cops
LI Woman Forced Into Prostitution, Faced Violent Abuse For Defying Trafficker: Cops A Long Island man sex trafficked a vulnerable woman and threatened her with sex abuse if she didn’t comply, police said. Anton Trent, 50, of Shirley, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 5 following an 18-month investigation, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The investigation, which began in May 2025, determined that Trent forced a 29-year-old woman into prostitution, police said. If she didn’t comply with his demands, he subjected her to violent sexual abuse, according to authorities. Police served warrants at 14 and 17 Moriches-Middle Island Road in Shirley on Thursday and arrested Tren…
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE A Mexican TV star who once stunned Tom Brady with a marriage proposal at the Super Bowl 42 is now in federal custody in Florida after five years on the run from Mexican authorities for an alleged massive fraud scheme.  Inés Gómez Mont, 43, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an operation in Miami on Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Mexican authorities have issued three arrest warrants for Gómez Mont. The allegations include organized crime, money laundering, and suspected tax fraud. Investigators believe Gómez Mont and…
LI Scammer Used 11 Fake Names To Swindle 15 Home Seekers And Take $61K: Authorities LI Scammer Used 11 Fake Names To Swindle 15 Home Seekers And Take $61K: Authorities LI Scammer Used 11 Fake Names To Swindle 15 Home Seekers And Take $61K: Authorities
LI Scammer Used 11 Fake Names To Swindle 15 Home Seekers And Take $61K: Authorities A Long Island man used a variety of fake names while operating a year-long rental scam in New York City, authorities said. Rajat Verma, 35, of Franklin Square, stole $61,625 from at least 15 victims looking for a home in the city’s ultra-competitive rental market, the Queens District Attorney’s office said Friday, Oct. 30. Verma started his scheme by posing as a renter himself, giving small landlords in Queens and Brooklyn forged checks in exchange for keys to at least eight properties, investigators said. While he had the keys — but before the checks bounced — Verma advertised the propert…
Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide
Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide A retired NYPD officer from Dutchess County said he spent 14 minutes on the phone with his daughter as her boyfriend held a gun to her head, desperately pleading for her life before hearing the shot that killed her.   Rudy Cantarini, of Poughkeepsie, described the horrifying final moments of his daughter, Andrea Cantarini, 37, who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide inside her Bronx apartment on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, the New York Post reported.  Andrea, a Brooklyn native and nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, was allegedly shot in the head by her boyfriend, Juan Cornelio D…
Woman Struck And Killed By Lexus Crossing Busy Long Island Road, Police Say Woman Struck And Killed By Lexus Crossing Busy Long Island Road, Police Say Woman Struck And Killed By Lexus Crossing Busy Long Island Road, Police Say
Woman Struck And Killed By Lexus Crossing Busy Long Island Road, Police Say A 58-year-old woman who was killed in a car crash on Long Island on Wednesday night, Nov. 4 has been identified by police. Nancy Servellon, 58, of Long Beach, was crossing Hempstead Turnpike near Clearmeadow Drive in East Meadow around 7 p.m. Wednesday when she was struck, the Nassau County Police Department said. A 32-year-old woman driving westbound on Hempstead Turnpike in a 2014 Lexus hit Servellon, investigators said. Servellon was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Lexus remained at the scene, according to photos shared by John F. Scalesi Jr. on Faceb…
Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket
Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Someone in New Jersey is waking up $847 million richer after a single Powerball ticket sold at a Bergen County Wegmans matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, Nov. 4 drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Wegmans Food Market at 100 Farm View in Montvale, New Jersey Lottery officials announced Thursday, Nov. 5. The store will receive a $30,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, with State Treasurer Aaron Binder and New Jersey Lottery Executive Director James Carey scheduled to present a ceremonial check at a 2 p.m. press conference Thursday. The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, an…
Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads
Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads A New Jersey mother who survived two types of breast cancer is going viral for running the New York City Marathon topless, proudly displaying the scars left behind by the disease she fought to overcome. Lauren Spiezia, 33, completed the 26.2-mile race Sunday, Nov. 1, in 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 5 seconds, according to official marathon results. Diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, Spiezia underwent chemotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy, and reconstruction. Rather than cover the scars left behind, she made them part of her message: "Today, I’m running the NYC Marathon with my scars uncove…
Nassau County Trans Sports Ban Struck Down By Appeals Court Nassau County Trans Sports Ban Struck Down By Appeals Court Nassau County Trans Sports Ban Struck Down By Appeals Court
Nassau County Trans Sports Ban Struck Down By Appeals Court Nassau County’s ban on transgender women and girls participating in sports teams at public venues was struck down Wednesday, Nov. 4 by an appeals court. Colloquially known as the county’s “trans sports ban,” the law was passed by the Nassau County Legislature in June 2024 with support from County Executive Bruce Blakeman. But a New York appeals court ruled Wednesday the law was illegal, backing a lawsuit from Attorney General Letitia James. “Nobody should have to fight to play the game they love,” said James, a Democrat. “No one asked for this illegal and exclusionary policy. Bruce Blakema…
LI Homeowner Attacked With Crowbar In Burglary, Two Men Arrested: Police LI Homeowner Attacked With Crowbar In Burglary, Two Men Arrested: Police LI Homeowner Attacked With Crowbar In Burglary, Two Men Arrested: Police
LI Homeowner Attacked With Crowbar In Burglary, Two Men Arrested: Police Two Brooklyn men who broke into a Long Island house and attacked the homeowner have been arrested, police said Wednesday, Nov. 4. Richard Lewis, 54, and Norbet Roseway, 45, were captured in Brooklyn in connection with a burglary on July 18 in Old Brookville, the Nassau County Police Department said. Lewis and Roseway entered a home around 1 p.m. that day, and one of them struck the 57-year-old male homeowner in the shoulder with a crowbar, authorities said. The elderly man encountered his attacker after hearing a loud noise in his sunroom, cops said. After the crowbar strike, the suspects …
16-Year-Old LI Girl Robbed While Walking Home From School, Cops Say 16-Year-Old LI Girl Robbed While Walking Home From School, Cops Say 16-Year-Old LI Girl Robbed While Walking Home From School, Cops Say
16-Year-Old LI Girl Robbed While Walking Home From School, Cops Say A 16-year-old girl was attacked and robbed while walking home from school on Long Island, police said. The victim was walking in Lakeview around 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 when a different 16-year-old girl sprayed her in the face with an “unknown substance,” the Nassau County Police Department said. Whatever the substance was, it caused the 16-year-old victim to suffer pain and drop the bag she was carrying, police said. The attacker then picked up the bag — which held a laptop, headphones, a handbag, and other personal items — and fled the scene with the victim’s things, cops said. However, …
Teen Who Fatally Stabbed 15-Year-Old Outside Suffolk Party Gets Years In Prison: Authorities Teen Who Fatally Stabbed 15-Year-Old Outside Suffolk Party Gets Years In Prison: Authorities Teen Who Fatally Stabbed 15-Year-Old Outside Suffolk Party Gets Years In Prison: Authorities
Teen Who Fatally Stabbed 15-Year-Old Outside Suffolk Party Gets Years In Prison: Authorities A Long Island teenager who stabbed another teen to death outside a house party last year was sentenced Wednesday, Nov. 4. Aiden Zachary, 18, of Syosset, got 12 years behind bars for killing 15-year-old Liam Delemo in West Babylon, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Zachary, 17 at the time, arrived at a large house party around 10 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2025, and got involved in an altercation after being asked to leave, authorities said. As the dispute escalated, Zachary pulled a knife and stabbed Delemo in the abdomen and arm, then fled the scene, according to investigators. De…
Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead
Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead A mother whose husband killed their two children and himself is revealing the struggles he faced before the murder-suicide — and the help he had agreed to seek. Anna DeMase Lynch shared those details after her husband, Patrick Lynch, and their children, James, 8, and Caroline, 6, were killed in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 murder-suicide in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as previously reported by Daily Voice. “My husband made the irreversible decision to kill our two children and himself this evening,” Anna wrote on Facebook. Patrick was laid off in August and became depressed shortly afterward, she wr…