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Man Admits Stabbing Wife To Death As Couple's Son Desperately Tried Saving Her In Lindenhurst Man Admits Stabbing Wife To Death As Couple's Son Desperately Tried Saving Her In Lindenhurst
Man Admits Stabbing Wife To Death As Couple's Son Desperately Tried Saving Her In Lindenhurst A Long Island man formally confessed to stabbing his wife to death as their teenage son desperately tried to save her.  Ryszard Murawski, age 44, of Lindenhurst, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the death of Wioleta Murawski. Emergency crews were called to the couple’s Lindenhurst residence on South 14th Street at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, after their 15-year-old son called 911 saying his father had stabbed his mother. Earlier Report: 'Sheer Horror': Son Tried Saving Mom After She Was Fatally Stabbed By LI Husband…
13-Year-Old Caught With Brass Knuckles At Ronkonkoma School, Police Say 13-Year-Old Caught With Brass Knuckles At Ronkonkoma School, Police Say
13-Year-Old Caught With Brass Knuckles At Ronkonkoma School, Police Say A 13-year-old boy is facing charges after he was allegedly caught with brass knuckles at a Long Island school. The incident happened in Lake Ronkonkoma, at Samoset Middle School, at around 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13. Suffolk County Police said a staff member asked the teen to empty his bag for an unrelated incident when the brass knuckles were discovered. The student was arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor. He is expected to be arraigned in Suffolk County Court on a later date.
Gunman Admits To Broad Daylight Shooting Injuring 2 Outside Shirley Home Of Former Rep. Zeldin Gunman Admits To Broad Daylight Shooting Injuring 2 Outside Shirley Home Of Former Rep. Zeldin
Gunman Admits To Broad Daylight Shooting Injuring 2 Outside Shirley Home Of Former Rep. Zeldin The gunman in a broad daylight shooting that injured two teenagers outside the New York home of former Rep. Lee Zeldin formally confessed. Long Island resident Noah Green, age 20, of Shirley, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Sept. 12. Prosecutors said Green was riding in a stolen SUV with another individual when they spotted three rival gang members walking along Saint George Drive West in Shirley at around 2:20 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2022. Earlier Report: Man Charged Amid Investigation Into Shooting That Injured 2 Near Lee Zeldin'…
26-Year-Old Fires Multiple Shots Into Occupied Suffolk County Home, DA Says 26-Year-Old Fires Multiple Shots Into Occupied Suffolk County Home, DA Says
26-Year-Old Fires Multiple Shots Into Occupied Suffolk County Home, DA Says A 26-year-old man is accused of firing multiple shots into an occupied home located in an affluent Long Island neighborhood. Lawrence Brown Jr., of Riverhead, was formally charged with criminal possession of a weapon and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 9. According to prosecutors, Brown drove from Riverhead to Hampton Bays shortly before midnight on Saturday, July 7. He then fired five shots into the home of someone he’d been fighting with for days, investigators said. The residents were asleep when the shots rang out and told police they initially thought the soun…
Deer Park Doctor, Registered Sex Offender Gets Years In Prison For Possessing Child Pornography Deer Park Doctor, Registered Sex Offender Gets Years In Prison For Possessing Child Pornography
Deer Park Doctor, Registered Sex Offender Gets Years In Prison For Possessing Child Pornography A Long Island cardiologist and registered sex offender will spend years in prison after he admitted to possessing thousands of images depicting child sex abuse. Frank Pollaro, age 55, of Deer Park, was sentenced to four to eight years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 9, after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. According to prosecutors, in September 2023 the Suffolk County Police Department was tipped off that a user was uploading images of child pornography on the website Freechatnow.com. Earlier Report: Long Island Cardiologist Admits Having Thousands…
Ex-Huntington Town Worker Admits Stealing $56K Of Deceased Mother's Pension Funds Ex-Huntington Town Worker Admits Stealing $56K Of Deceased Mother's Pension Funds
Ex-Huntington Town Worker Admits Stealing $56K Of Deceased Mother's Pension Funds A former town employee on Long Island confessed to stealing thousands of dollars from his deceased mother’s pension funds. Moses Johnson, age 63, of Huntington, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Prosecutors said Johnson’s mother died in April 2021 and he never notified the bank or the New York State and Local Retirement System of her death. Between April 2021 and June 2022, he collected a total of 15 unauthorized payments totaling $56,411. The stolen funds were traced from Johnson’s mother’s bank account into his bank account. Johnson worked for …
New Details: Ex-Husband Shot Way Into St. James Home Before Killing Woman, Her BF, DA Says New Details: Ex-Husband Shot Way Into St. James Home Before Killing Woman, Her BF, DA Says
New Details: Ex-Husband Shot Way Into St. James Home Before Killing Woman, Her BF, DA Says Authorities have released new details in the case of a New York couple who were shot to death inside their home. Long Island resident Daniel Coppola, age 50, of St. James, was arraigned on four counts of first-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Sept. 6, in the deaths of his ex-wife Kelly Coppola and her boyfriend, Kenneth Pohlman. Suffolk County Police found Mrs. Coppola, age 50, and Pohlman, age 52, dead from gunshot wounds inside their St. James residence on Brasswood Road shortly before midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Earlier Report: Accused Murderer Ranted About Pr…
Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In St. James Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In St. James
Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In St. James New details are offering insight into the mind of an accused murderer just hours before he allegedly gunned down his ex-wife and her boyfriend inside their New York home. The Long Island killings happened in St. James, at a residence on Brasswood Road, at around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28. Suffolk County Police said Daniel Coppola, age 50, put his 15-year-old daughter into his car before going inside and shooting his ex-wife, 50-year-old Kelly Coppola, and her boyfriend, 53-year-old Kenneth Pohlman. Earlier Report: Man Kills Ex-Wife, Her BF At St. James Home, Police Say Both vic…
Owners Admit Fault After Fire Kills Sisters At Noyac Vacation Rental Owners Admit Fault After Fire Kills Sisters At Noyac Vacation Rental
Owners Admit Fault After Fire Kills Sisters At Noyac Vacation Rental A husband and wife from Long Island admitted fault after a fire killed two Maryland sisters staying at their vacation rental. Peter Miller, age 56, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal negligent homicide, and Pamela Miller, age 55, pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Aug. 26. It came two years after sisters Lindsay Wiener, age 19, and Jillian Wiener, age 21, both of Potomac, Maryland, died in a fire at the couple’s Noyac rental home in August 2022. Earlier Report: Sisters On Vacation Killed In Hamptons House Fire According to prosecutors, …
Mom Accused In Deadly Islip Crash Killing Son Had License Suspended 56 Times Mom Accused In Deadly Islip Crash Killing Son Had License Suspended 56 Times
Mom Accused In Deadly Islip Crash Killing Son Had License Suspended 56 Times A New York mother accused of causing an impaired, wrong-way crash that killed her son has had her license suspended dozens of times, prosecutors said. Long Island resident Kerri Bedrick, age 32, of Centerport, pleaded not guilty to aggravated DWI and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Aug. 23. It came one day after an early-morning wreck on the Southern State Parkway in Islip that killed her 9-year-old son, Eli. Earlier Report: Update: Mom ID'd Following Alleged Drunk, Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Her Son In Islip New York State Police said Bedrick was driving an SUV…
'Numerous' Kids Witnessed Stabbing Of Man At Long Island Amusement Park 'Numerous' Kids Witnessed Stabbing Of Man At Long Island Amusement Park
'Numerous' Kids Witnessed Stabbing Of Man At Long Island Amusement Park Authorities released new details in the stabbing of a man at a Long Island amusement park. Daniel Tomasky, age 42, of Shirley, was indicted on assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in connection with the attack at Adventureland Amusement Park in East Farmingdale. According to prosecutors, Tomasky was at the park when members of his family got into an argument with another family at around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, July 7. Earlier Report: Local Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At Long Island Amusement Park Tomasky pulled a knife from his waistband before c…
Trio Indicted For Murder In 'Brazen' Daytime Kidnapping, Beating Of Long Island Man Trio Indicted For Murder In 'Brazen' Daytime Kidnapping, Beating Of Long Island Man
Trio Indicted For Murder In 'Brazen' Daytime Kidnapping, Beating Of Long Island Man Three men were formally charged with murder in connection with the broad-daylight kidnapping and beating death of a Long Island man. Gustavo Hernandez, age 38, and his nephews, Walter Ramirez Jeronimo, age 19, and Wilson Ramirez Jeronimo, age 18, all of Farmingdale, were indicted for murder and kidnapping in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Aug. 2. According to prosecutors, the trio drove up to 48-year-old Juan Carlos Diaz Jeronimo as he was walking in Farmingdale on Broadhollow Road on the evening of Friday, June 21. Earlier Report: Trio Nabbed For Murder Of Long Island 48-Year-Old …
Trail Killing: Couple Confesses To Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Bike Path Trail Killing: Couple Confesses To Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Bike Path
Trail Killing: Couple Confesses To Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Bike Path A couple formally confessed to their roles in the fatal stabbing of a man on a Long Island walking and biking trail. Jose Martinez-Vazquez, age 25, of Port Jefferson Station, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 25, in the death of Benjamin Flores-Mendez. It came months after his girlfriend, Tiffany Diaz-Cabrera, age 21, of Port Jefferson Station, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the same case. Earlier Report: Duo Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Trail According to prosecutors, Martinez-Vazquez followed the 39-year-old Flor…
‘Friend’ Who Stabbed Father Of 4 To Death, Attacked Victim's Wife On Long Island Sentenced ‘Friend’ Who Stabbed Father Of 4 To Death, Attacked Victim's Wife On Long Island Sentenced
‘Friend’ Who Stabbed Father Of 4 To Death, Attacked Victim's Wife On Long Island Sentenced A Long Island man will spend decades in prison for stabbing a father of four to death before turning the knife on the victim’s wife. Candelario Cordova, age 54, of Huntington Station, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, July 24, for the murder of Roque Cisneros. Emergency crews in Huntington Station were called on Feb. 16, 2023, with reports of an altercation outside a home near Oakwood Road. Officers found the 58-year-old Cisneros and his wife suffering from multiple stab wounds outside their home. Earlier Report: Manslaughter Plea In Slaying…
Man Who Stabbed Cousin To Death At Long Island Business Before Attacking Victim's GF Sentenced Man Who Stabbed Cousin To Death At Long Island Business Before Attacking Victim's GF Sentenced
Man Who Stabbed Cousin To Death At Long Island Business Before Attacking Victim's GF Sentenced A man who stabbed his cousin to death at a Long Island business before turning the knife on the victim’s girlfriend will spend decades behind bars. Wilson Felipe Andrade-Molina, age 38, of Brentwood, was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 17. It came months after jurors convicted him of murder and related charges in the death of Miguel Andrade-Cando. Earlier Report: Man Stabbed Cousin To Death At Long Island Business Before Brutally Attacking Victim's GF: Jury Prosecutors said surveillance video captured Andrade-Molina arriving at Elec…
Mutilated Dog 'Niva' Euthanized After Long Island Man's Abuse, DA Says Mutilated Dog 'Niva' Euthanized After Long Island Man's Abuse, DA Says
Mutilated Dog 'Niva' Euthanized After Long Island Man's Abuse, DA Says A Long Island man is accused of mutilating his dog and then foregoing veterinary care for weeks, ultimately leading to the animal’s death. David Iglesias, age 34, of Bellport, was arraigned on animal cruelty and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 12, in connection with the death of his female canine, Niva. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Niva was attacked by Iglesias’ other dog in November 2022, leaving her severely injured. Instead of seeking medical care, prosecutors said Iglesias brought Niva down to his basement, cut her injured ears off, and then use…
Long Island Business Owners Dodge Prison After $1M Sales Tax Fraud Scheme Long Island Business Owners Dodge Prison After $1M Sales Tax Fraud Scheme
Long Island Business Owners Dodge Prison After $1M Sales Tax Fraud Scheme Two Long Island business owners will avoid prison after confessing that they intentionally dodged income taxes to line their pockets. Brian Soltan, age 62, of West Islip, and Gerald McCrystal, age 51, of Dix Hills, were both ordered to pay six-figure restitution payments in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 26. According to prosecutors, Soltan admitted that he intentionally failed to report more than $2.8 million in taxable sales between January 2011 and November 2015 from several auto body businesses he owned in East Islip. Those companies included Long Island Auto Body, Long Islan…
Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann To Be Charged With Fifth Murder, Report Says Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann To Be Charged With Fifth Murder, Report Says
Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann To Be Charged With Fifth Murder, Report Says The man accused in the Gilgo Beach serial killings will be charged with a fifth murder, CBS News reports. Long Island resident Rex Heuermann, of Massapequa Park, is expected to be indicted on the additional charge in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, June 6, sources told the outlet. Additional details about the charge, including the alleged victim’s identity, were not immediately available. Earlier Report: Gilgo Beach Murders: Pizza Crust Helped Nab Suspect Who Allegedly Taunted Victim's Family The news comes just weeks after a team of investigators – including officials from New Y…
Drunk 21-Year-Old Was Going 94 MPH When He Struck, 'Mauled' Long Island Man, DA Says Drunk 21-Year-Old Was Going 94 MPH When He Struck, 'Mauled' Long Island Man, DA Says
Drunk 21-Year-Old Was Going 94 MPH When He Struck, 'Mauled' Long Island Man, DA Says A 21-year-old man has been formally charged for an alleged high-speed, drunk-driving crash that seriously injured another motorist in a Long Island neighborhood. Ryan Wilson, of West Islip, was indicted on vehicular assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, May 31, stemming from a crash that occurred Saturday, March 9, in West Islip. Prosecutors said Wilson was intoxicated when his Tesla Model Y came speeding down West Islip Road at around 8:45 p.m. and slammed into another vehicle that was backing out of a driveway. Just moments before impact, he was driving upwards o…