SUV Smashed, Driver Extricated Following Two-Car Wreck At Dangerous LI Intersection SUV Smashed, Driver Extricated Following Two-Car Wreck At Dangerous LI Intersection
SUV Smashed, Driver Extricated Following Two-Car Wreck At Dangerous LI Intersection A Long Island driver had to be extricated from their wrecked vehicle following a two-car crash at a notoriously dangerous intersection on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to observers and authorities. A dark-colored Nissan SUV collided with another SUV at the intersection of Old Country Road and South Oyster Bay Road in Hicksville around 4 p.m. Sunday, according to photos shared by John F. Scalesi Jr. The Nissan suffered more serious damage, with its front windshield smashed in, exterior damage throughout the vehicle, and its backseat crushed. It also ended up in a grassy area outside a Mobil gas…
Two-Time DWI Convict Picks Up Third Arrest After Hamptons Weekend: Police Two-Time DWI Convict Picks Up Third Arrest After Hamptons Weekend: Police
Two-Time DWI Convict Picks Up Third Arrest After Hamptons Weekend: Police A Long Island man was busted for at least his third DWI in the past 10 years recently in the Hamptons, according to police. Ray Anthony Freeman, 35, of East Hampton, was arrested around 3:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10 on Montauk Highway near Second House Road, the East Hampton Police Department revealed in documents released Monday, Aug. 17. Freeman failed all his field sobriety tests after cops spotted his 2018 Mercedes-Benz crossing the double yellow line and the white fog line, police said. When he was pulled over, a “strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected on his breath, his eyes we…
NY Couple Used Incinerators, Burner Phones To Hide Man's Murder: Both Get Life In Prison NY Couple Used Incinerators, Burner Phones To Hide Man's Murder: Both Get Life In Prison
NY Couple Used Incinerators, Burner Phones To Hide Man's Murder: Both Get Life In Prison A married couple convicted of killing a man inside their Dutchess County home and carrying out an elaborate scheme to cover up the murder will spend the rest of their lives in federal prison.  Jamie Orsini, 38, and Nicholas Orsini, 36, both now of Amsterdam, New York, were each sentenced to life in prison in connection with the 2020 murder of Steven Kraft, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Jamie Orsini was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 11, while Nicholas Orsini received his sentence on Thursday, Aug. 13, federal prosecutors said. The pair…
LI Deli Erupts In Panic After Unwanted Customer Brandishes Knife, Police Say LI Deli Erupts In Panic After Unwanted Customer Brandishes Knife, Police Say
LI Deli Erupts In Panic After Unwanted Customer Brandishes Knife, Police Say A Long Island man sent workers and customers into a panic at a Long Island deli on Sunday, Aug. 16 when he pulled a knife, police said. Jawon Rainey, 29, of Levittown, entered La Fonda Deli in the town around 4 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Employees told Rainey to leave “numerous times” but he refused, became more upset, and tried to punch a worker, authorities said. Rainey then exited the building and brandished a knife, causing “employees and patrons to fear for their safety,” Nassau County police said. Rainey then took off on foot, but he was arrested later without in…
Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report
Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report Hayden Panettiere, a Rockland County native known for her role on "Heroes" has died, her representatives told ABC News on Sunday, Aug. 16. She was 36 years old and died in South Carolina. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden," her father Skip Panettiere said in a statement. "She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her -- and to the millions who watched her onscreen." Born in Palisades, Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School, while regularly acting in film and TV, being …
Albany Police Employee Suspended After Child Molestation Arrest In Georgia Albany Police Employee Suspended After Child Molestation Arrest In Georgia
Albany Police Employee Suspended After Child Molestation Arrest In Georgia An Albany Police Department employee has been suspended without pay following his arrest on child molestation charges in Georgia, the department announced on Sunday, Aug. 16. Blaize Garry Gallimore, 26, of Watervliet, has worked as a telecommunications specialist for the Albany Police Department since June 2023, according to the department. Gallimore is accused of molesting a girl under the age of 16 inside the pool at the SpringHill Suites by Marietta Atlanta Northwest at 230 Interstate North Circle in the Atlanta area around noon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to an arrest warrant obtain…
Unlicensed Driver With Warrants Hits Pedestrian On Long Island: Police Unlicensed Driver With Warrants Hits Pedestrian On Long Island: Police
Unlicensed Driver With Warrants Hits Pedestrian On Long Island: Police A pedestrian was seriously injured after he was struck by a car while crossing a Long Island roadway early Sunday morning, police said. Edison Jovanny Morocho Gonzalez, 24, of Patchogue, was driving a 2018 Honda Civic southbound on Route 112 near Silver Street in Patchogue when he struck the pedestrian at approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to Suffolk County Police. The 43-year-old Patchogue resident was taken to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue for treatment of serious injuries, police said. Fifth Squad detectives arrested Morocho Gonzalez and charged him with Ag…
Donuts, Burnouts Lead To 15 Arrests, 7 Impounded Vehicles In Suffolk County Street Takeover Donuts, Burnouts Lead To 15 Arrests, 7 Impounded Vehicles In Suffolk County Street Takeover
Donuts, Burnouts Lead To 15 Arrests, 7 Impounded Vehicles In Suffolk County Street Takeover A planned street takeover that police tracked ended with 15 arrests and seven vehicles impounded on Long Island, authorities announced on Sunday, Aug. 16. The Suffolk County Police Street Takeover Task Force learned through intelligence gathering and social media monitoring that a takeover was planned for Friday night, Aug. 14, though the location was initially unknown, according to police. The task force tracked the group through several locations, preventing takeovers at Commack Road and Sunrise Highway in Islip and Route 112 and Main Street in Patchogue before intercepting the group at W…
Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Central Islip Alleyway Arrest: Police Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Central Islip Alleyway Arrest: Police
Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Central Islip Alleyway Arrest: Police A man who was shot in the foot allegedly fired back at a fleeing SUV before police caught him trying to escape through an alleyway on Long Island authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 15. Demetrius Williams, 39, of Brooklyn, was retrieving items from a parked vehicle on Hawthorne Avenue near Feller Drive in Central Islip, when a gray SUV drove past at 6:10 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. An unknown person inside the SUV fired two shots at Williams, striking him in the foot, police said. Williams then ran after the SUV and allegedly fired multiple shots at the vehicle, according…
Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Suffolk County Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Suffolk County
Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Suffolk County A man walked into a Long Island bank, handed a teller a note demanding cash, and fled on foot, police announced on Friday, Aug. 14. The robbery happened at Chase Bank, located at 39 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway in Commack, at approximately 4:45 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The teller complied with the demand before the man took off on foot, police said. The robber was described as a white man standing between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-8. He was wearing sunglasses, a white dress shirt, black pants, black shoes, and a baseball cap that possibly had a camouflage pattern, according to polic…
Teens Attack Elderly On Long Island Twice In Two Hours: Police Teens Attack Elderly On Long Island Twice In Two Hours: Police
Teens Attack Elderly On Long Island Twice In Two Hours: Police Two elderly men were targeted in separate incidents on Long Island within just over an hour, leading to the arrests of an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old, police announced on Saturday, Aug. 15. The first attack happened in the parking lot of Bolla Market at 504 Route 111 in Hauppauge at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to Suffolk County Police. Keeghan Lynch, 18, and two 17-year-old boys approached a 73-year-old Hauppauge man who was collecting bottles in the parking lot, police said. The two 17-year-olds struck the man with a bottle before punching and kicking him, acc…
MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down
Mass Shooting: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down Gunfire shattered the early morning quiet at Virginia State University before dawn Saturday. Five people were shot outside residence halls in the 3300 block of Boisseau Street at around 1:28 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, triggering a lockdown and massive police response as investigators began searching for answers, campus officials confirmed. One victim was critically injured. The other four suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to an update from VSU. All five were taken to area hospitals. What led to the shooting remains unclear. In an early-morning alert, …