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Suffolk Man With Dementia, 71, Disappears From Family Home: Police
A Long Island man suffering from dementia has gone missing from his home, and police issued a Silver Alert for him on Tuesday, May 26.
Milton Batson, 71, was last seen around 9 p.m. Monday, May 25 after leaving his home on Springfield Road in Brentwood, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Batson was described as a Black man who is 5 feet 9 inches tall, approximately 140 pounds with brown eyes, gray hair and a scar on his left calf, according to police.
Authorities said Batson was believed to be on foot and likely still in the Brentwood area. Anyone with information on Batson's locat…
Cocaine Found On Hamptons DWI Suspect At Police Station: Authorities
A Long Island man was busted driving drunk through the Hamptons over Memorial Day Weekend, then hit with an extra charge after cops found cocaine on him, police said.
Leonel Josue Martinez Biznay, 23, was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Martinez Biznay, of East Hampton, was driving a 2015 Ram pickup truck northbound on Springs Fireplace Road, police said. An officer observed Martinez Biznay’s vehicle failing to maintain its lane and repeatedly crossing the white fog line on the right side of the road, authorities said.
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Fake Chase Banker Scams Suffolk Woman, 65, Out Of $44K: Cops
A New York City man scammed a Long Island woman out of $44,000 in a phone scheme last year, police said Tuesday, May 26.
Servando Ruiz Cuenca, 45, called the 65-year-old Center Moriches woman on Sept. 30, 2025, and told her he was a Chase Bank representative and her account had been compromised, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The woman believed Ruiz Cuenca’s pitch and transferred $44,000 into another count as he had instructed, police said. Later that day, $28,000 was withdrawn from the account at two Chase locations in New Jersey, according to authorities.
Afterward, the woman…
Suffolk Street Racers Couldn’t Outrun Police, Arrested On Bridge: Authorities
Two drivers were busted for street racing on a Long Island highway early Tuesday, May 26, police said.
Jake Roth, 29, and Halee Solomon, 22, were racing down William Floyd Parkway southbound through Shirley just before 1 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Roth was behind the wheel of a 2023 Dodge Charger while Solomon was driving a 2019 Ford Mustang when an officer spotted the two men and attempted to conduct a traffic stop, police said.
However, the two speedsters fled the scene and continued across the Smith Point Bridge, authorities said. They were stopped on the bridge by…
Car Sliced In Half, Driver Ejected In Deadly Suffolk Crash, Police Say
A car split in half in a deadly wreck on Long Island’s Northern State Parkway on Monday, May 25, police said.
Salvatore Sparacino IV, 29, was driving a 2010 Volkswagen EOS and killed in the single-car crash, New York State Police said. Sparacino, of Smithtown, was the only person in the car, authorities said.
The vehicle was traveling westbound on the Northern State Parkway near the New Highway overpass in Smithtown when it crashed, investigators said. New York State Police determined “erratic operation and unsafe speed” contributed to the wreck, according to authorities.
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False Child Abuse Report, Court Threats Land NY Man In PA Jail
A New York man already facing two pending stalking and harassment cases involving a Pennsylvania resident has been jailed again after allegedly filing a false child abuse report and threatening the victim ahead of court, police announced on Friday, May 22.
Ali M. Tobar, 39, of Nyack, New York, was charged after Camp Hill Police were notified of an ongoing stalking and harassment investigation on Wednesday, May 7, according to the release.
Tobar had previously been released on bail in two separate cases tied to the same borough resident, police said. As part of those bail conditions, he was …
Cops ID Motorcyclist, 38, Killed In Fiery LI SUV Crash
A Long Island man was killed after crashing his motorcycle into an SUV and being thrown from the bike on Friday evening, May 22, police said.
Anees Khan, 38, of Huntington, was riding a 2023 Ducati motorcycle southbound on Round Swamp Road near Hilltop Drive in Melville, around 6:45 p.m. when he attempted to pass a 2022 Kia Seltos traveling in the same direction, according to Suffolk County police.
Khan struck the Kia’s right rear bumper, causing him to lose control and be thrown from the motorcycle, police said. The Ducati caught fire after the crash.
Khan was pronounced dead at the …
