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Knife-Wielding Long Island Attacker Cut Off Two Fingers, Left Victim In ‘Pool Of Blood’: DA
A Long Island man who attacked another man with a knife, sliced off two of his fingers, and left him in a pool of blood was indicted on attempted murder charges on Thursday, March 5, authorities said. Tesfa Tucker, a 42-year-old Lindenhurst resident, was arraigned Tuesday, March 3, on several counts, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Tucker attacked an unidentified 27-year-old man on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at an apartment complex in Lindenhurst, according to investigators. He struck the man multiple times with a large knife and a metal knuckle handle (often called “brass knuckle…
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Woman's Jacket, Wallet Taken By Knife-Wielding Robber Inside Suffolk County Building: Police
A man accused of robbing a woman at knifepoint inside a Long Island building has been arrested, police announced on Wednesday, March 4. Mitchell Taylor, 32, of Holtsville, was charged after the robbery at a building on the 500 block of College Road in Selden at approximately 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, according to Suffolk County Police. Taylor allegedly entered the building armed with a knife and approached a 29-year-old woman, demanding her wallet and jacket, authorities said. The woman complied and Taylor fled the scene. She was not injured during the incident, police said. Followin…
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: Blood-Soaked Ex-Rikers Guard Charged Suffolk Cops With Knife Before Fatal Shooting: AG
Long Island police officers were legally justified in using deadly force against an ex-Rikers Island jail guard during a welfare check, New York Attorney General Letitia James said. Bruce Boyd, 54, was shot to death by Suffolk County Police after he charged at them with a knife raised at his Brentwood home on Wurz Street Friday, April 4, according to police. A report released Thursday, Nov. 13, by the AG’s Office of Special Investigation concluded that prosecutors would not be able to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that officers acted lawfully. New York Attorney General’s Office…
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MS-13 Members Slashed Soccer Players, Beat Victims On Long Island, DA Says
Five MS-13 gang members are facing attempted murder and related charges after carrying out violent machete and pipe attacks on Long Island, prosecutors alleged. The defendants – alleged members of the Hempstead Locos Salvatruchas (HLS) clique of MS-13 – were indicted on attempted murder, assault, and robbery charges in Nassau County Court this month. Their charges stem from two incidents that occurred in Hempstead and Uniondale in October and December 2024, respectively. The first attack happened on Oct. 20, 2024, at Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead. Surveillance video showed four of the…
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Repeat Armed Robber Could Die In Prison Following Latest NY Convenience Store Holdup
A repeat armed robber could spend the rest of his life behind bars following his latest holdup in the Hudson Valley. Bryan Robinson, 38, of Monticello, was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison as a persistent violent felony offender in Sullivan County Court on Thursday, Aug. 7. It came after a jury convicted him of first-degree robbery and related charges for holding up a Monticello convenience store at knifepoint. Robinson entered the Citgo Gas Station on State Route 42 on Sept. 17, 2023, wearing a face covering and armed with a knife. He went behind the counter, threatened to kill th…
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Knife-Wielding Man Robs LI PetSmart, Flees With Two Others: Police
A man threatened a PetSmart employee with a knife during a robbery in Valley Stream, then took off in a red Honda with two accomplices, Nassau County Police said on Thursday, Aug. 7. Yusef Britton, 26, of Far Rockaway, is accused of stealing a shopping cart full of merchandise from the store on West Circle Drive around 1:18 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to Fifth Squad detectives. When a store employee tried to stop him, Britton allegedly swung a knife at them before loading the stolen goods into a waiting Honda. David McLaughlin, 40, of Arverne, and James Williams, 61, of Far R…
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Woman Stabbed Ex To Death Outside Bay Shore Train Station, DA Says
A woman was captured on surveillance video stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death outside a Long Island train station, prosecutors said. Nikeya Barker, 44, of Bay Shore, was arraigned on murder charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, May 19, in the killing of 47-year-old Shurvell Rush, of Central Islip. The fatal stabbing happened around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, when Suffolk County Police responded to Railroad Plaza and found Rush with a stab wound to the chest. He was taken to South Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, as Daily Voice reported. Surveillance video fr…
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Trio Beat, Stabbed Man To Death At Homeless Camp Steps From Central Islip Police Station: DA
Three foreign nationals were formally charged with murdering a homeless man just steps from a Long Island police station. Brayan Heredia-Escobar, 19, of Guatemala; Jhon Lopez-Camps, 18, of El Salvador; and Julio Beltran, 39, of El Salvador, were indicted for second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court in the brutal killing of 39-year-old Salvadoran national Candido Saravia-Martinez. The victim was found slain in a makeshift tent in Central Islip, near the intersection of Suffolk and Carleton avenues, at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, as Daily Voice reported. The scene was just steps f…
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: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's NJ Murder
Daily Voice has exclusively obtained the mugshot of 31-year-old Matthew Hertgen, a former Wesleyan University soccer player accused of murder in his brother Joseph Hertgen's death. Hertgen's charges were announced Monday, Feb. 24, by Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey, following the Saturday, Feb. 22 death of 26-year-old Joseph Hertgen in Princeton. Matthew is also charged with third- and fourth-degree weapons offenses for allegedly possessing a knife and a golf club, as well as third-degree animal cruelty for the death of a cat found inside the apartment, Marbrey said. The NY…
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Levittown Man Stabs Driver During Argument On Hempstead Turnpike: Police
A Levittown man is accused of stabbing a driver in the abdomen during an argument on Hempstead Turnpike, Nassau County police announced Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Officers responded to a disturbance near Hempstead Turnpike and Berger Avenue at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, according to police. The victim, a 59-year-old man seated in his vehicle, became involved in an argument with a pedestrian, later identified as Richard Avolin, detectives explained. During the altercation, Avolin allegedly kicked the car door, prompting the victim to exit his vehicle. Avolin then produced a knife and stabbed…
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Man Who Stabbed Wife To Death As Couple's Son Tried Saving Her In Lindenhurst Gets Decades
A Long Island man who confessed to stabbing his wife to death as their teenage son desperately tried saving her will spend decades behind bars. Ryszard Murawski, age 44, of Lindenhurst, was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Oct. 17. It followed his guilty plea to second-degree murder 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: Man …
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Horrific New Details Out In 'Vicious, Senseless' Killing Of Man In Affluent Suffolk Co. Hamlet
A man accused of beating and torturing his longtime friend to death on Long Island was charged with first-degree murder. Jeremy Allen, age 43, of East Quogue, was indicted in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Oct. 10, in the death of 43-year-old Christopher Hahn. According to prosecutors, Allen and Hahn returned to Allen’s Oakville Avenue residence on the evening of Friday, Sept. 27, after spending hours at a bar. The two had been friends since high school. Earlier Report: Man Accused Of Killing Guest At His East Quogue Home Shortly after midnight, surveillance video captured the s…
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Bay Shore Man Who Kidnapped Ex-GF At Knifepoint Gets Decades In Prison
A Long Island man whose abuse and stalking of his former girlfriend culminated in a knifepoint kidnapping will spend decades behind bars. Holmark Garces, age 35, of Bay Shore, was sentenced to 27 to 30 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 30. According to prosecutors, the victim moved out of Garces’ Bay Shore residence in December 2019 after he became increasingly controlling and abusive. She claimed he isolated her from her family and repeatedly took her cell phone to monitor her activity and communications. Earlier Report: Bay Shore Man Convicted Of Kidnapping …
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Man Lures House Cleaner To North Babylon Residence Before Attempted Knifepoint Robbery, DA Says
A Long Island man is accused of luring a house cleaner to his residence before attempting to rob her at knifepoint. The incident began in North Babylon at an apartment on Weeks Road, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said 66-year-old Christopher Doran lured a female house cleaner to his residence under the guise of hiring her on Monday, Sept. 2. When the victim arrived, Doran told her she needed to drive him in her car to a bank to withdraw money. After instructing the woman to drive him to several locations between Bay Shore and Babylon, Doran told th…
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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…
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