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Suffolk Predator Sexually Abused 6-Year-Old, 14-Year-Old Victims: Police
A Long Island man suspected of sexually abusing two children, including a 6-year-old, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 22, police said.
Jose L. Mejia Albarracin, 58, of East Hampton, continued his abuse of his younger victim for more than 18 months, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Mejia Albarracin targeted one victim, who was 14 years old, beginning in February 2016 and continuing through April 2016, investigators said.
He started abusing the second victim in February 2018, when they were only 6 years old, and continued the abuse until September 2019, according to authorities.
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NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police
A woman escaped a car crash near Interstate 95 in Westport after her former partner struck her and kept her from leaving his car, police said.
Vanderval Ferreira, 28, of Port Chester, New York, faces kidnapping and attempted assault charges stemming from the Thursday incident, according to Westport police.
The woman agreed to meet Ferreira and got into his BMW, police said. He had called and texted her repeatedly after their relationship ended, including sending threats to kill her, authorities said.
Ferreira drove “extremely erratically” through Westport, police said. When the woman tried…
Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say
A would-be arsonist tried to start a fire inside a Long Island synagogue, but his efforts failed and he ended up burning a bush, police said.
Azzm Khan, 29, of Lakeview, was arrested following the incident outside Young Israel of West Hempstead late Wednesday night, Oct. 21, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops initially responded to a criminal mischief complaint around 11:30 p.m. on Hempstead Avenue, where a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary vehicle’s side mirror had been damaged, police said.
While officers searched for the suspect, another man stopped them and reported…
Drug Dealer Caught Slinging Coke From Suffolk Auto Shop Found Guilty, Authorities Say
A Long Island drug dealer who was selling cocaine from his auto repair shop was convicted Thursday, Oct. 22, authorities said.
Uriel Rose, 43, of Bay Shore, had an extensive criminal history even before he was found guilty on more than a dozen charges at his bench trial, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Cops began investigating Rose’s Deer Park auto shop, Beema Boyz, in June 2024, and an undercover detective bought cocaine from Rose seven times during the 10-month probe, authorities said.
The investigation culminated in a raid on April 10, 2025, officials said. Rose was …
Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family
An 82-year-old Virginia senator allegedly saw one last opportunity to build generational wealth, and federal prosecutors say she was willing to use her political power to get it, even as she helped run a $4.5 million marijuana trafficking operation involving her own family.
L. Louise Lucas, a powerful Portsmouth Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, was among seven people named in an eight-count federal indictment unsealed on Thursday, Oct. 22, accusing her of leading a criminal enterprise that distributed marijuana, laundered money, and used political influenc…
