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LI Senior Hands Scammer $40K In Parking Lot After Social Security Hoax: Police
A Long Island senior was scammed out of $40,000 by a Queens schemer, police said Tuesday, July 28.
Junkai Chen, 35, of Fresh Meadows, called the 73-year-old victim and told him his bank account and social security number had been compromised, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The man believed the phone call and followed Chen’s instructions to withdraw $40,000 cash from his bank, then deliver it to an unknown man in a parking lot on Grand Avenue in Baldwin on Thursday, June 25, cops said.
Shortly after the dropoff, the victim realized he’d been scammed and called police, authorities…
LI Burglary Ring Investigation Expands, Two More Suspects Arrested: Police
Two more suspects have been arrested in a burglary spree across Nassau County, police announced Tuesday, July 28.
Joel Valladares Gutierrez, 18, and Peng Zhou, 33, both of Queens, joined four other suspects in the case, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Valladares Gutierrez and Zhou were part of a crew that hit “various residents in Jericho and Manhasset,” police said. While inside, they “removed jewelry, designer handbags, assorted credit cards,” and cash, according to investigators.
Four members of the crew — Irving Brenor, Jayson Jaya, Giam Leal Cardenas, and a 17-year-old boy —…
Three BMWs And $50K In Food Stamps: LI Woman Busted For Fraud, Authorities Say
A Long Island woman took more than $50,000 in food stamps while purchasing three luxury cars for her family, authorities said Tuesday, July 28.
Tesean King, 31, was charged with grand larceny, welfare fraud, and offering false instruments, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
King, of Westbury, purchased three BMWs for herself, her husband, and their two kids following a 2022 civil settlement, prosecutors said.
Beginning in July 2022, King filed for food stamps in Nassau County, stating that she had no bank accounts or income to support her husband and two children, investiga…
Suffolk Shooter Captured In Manhattan After Bloody Father’s Day BBQ Blowup: Cops
A suspect has been captured in a Father’s Day shooting on Long Island that ended with one victim hospitalized, police said.
Jose Quezada, 30, of Brentwood, was nabbed in Manhattan around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday, July 28 by U.S. Marshals, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Quezada got into an argument with a 35-year-old man during a home BBQ around 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 21 in Brentwood, police said. Quezada pulled a gun, shot the other man in the neck, then fled the scene on foot, investigators said.
The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and la…
LI Girl, 17, Followed By Creep Who Stared At Her For 'Lewd Act': Police
A Long Island man followed a teen girl and committed a lewd act in front of her, police said.
Justin Sullivan, 28, of Levittown, was following the 17-year-old girl while she was out for a run on Tuesday, July 21, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The teen noticed Sullivan’s 2013 Nissan Rogue trailing her and spotted the car again when she returned to her home in Merrick, where it was parked out front, cops said. Inside, the girl saw Sullivan with his pants off “committing a lewd act” while looking at her, police said.
Sullivan was arrested Thursday, July 23 at his job at Stop &…
Bribery Trial For Long Islanders Charged With Paying Off NYC Mayor Aide Delayed
The bribery trial for two Long Island hotel operators and former NYC mayor chief of staff Frank Carone has been delayed.
Carone’s lawyers said Nassau County residents Yan Po Zhu and Crystal Chen requested the delay to allow themselves more time to prepare, AM New York reported. Judge Kiyo Matsumoto agreed and moved the date from Aug. 24 to May 3, 2026, at a hearing on Monday, July 27.
Zhu, 51, of Glen Head, and Chen, 39, of East Williston, are accused of bribing Carone and his brother Anthony to influence former mayor Eric Adams.
During New York’s 2022 migrant crisis, Zhu and Chen arranged…
