Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police
Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police A Pennsylvania trucker transporting horses for slaughter in Canada has been arrested in New York, police said. Robert M. Seitz, of Lewistown, PA, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 on U.S. Route 11 south of De Kalb, NY, according to state police. Inside his trailer, troopers found multiple horses “tagged for transport to Canada for slaughter,” investigators said. New York State Police had been investigating a facility in Pennsylvania, Rotz’s Livestock in Shippensburg, owned by Bruce Rotz, according to authorities. They received a complaint on Friday, Aug. 28 about Rotz truc…
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship A brand-new report by "The Athletic" found Dianna Russini, one of its lead NFL reporters, violated the outlet's standards by not disclosing her relationship with New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel.  Russini, who lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey, with her husband and children, resigned in April after Page Six published photos of the two at a resort in Sedona, AZ. Pictures showed them lounging around a pool, hugging, and holding hands, which sparked a firestorm of controversy around the league and a heated debate over journalistic ethics.  The Athletic said it did not conclude …
NY AG Sues Trump Admin Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens NY AG Sues Trump Admin Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens
NY AG Sues Trump Admin Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office is joining several other states in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule restricting federal funding for gender-affirming care provided to transgender teenagers.  James joined 20 other attorneys general and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in filing the lawsuit on Wednesday, Sept. 2, challenging a rule issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  Several other attorneys general are joining New York in the lawsuit, including Connecticut, Maryland, Ma…
LI Teen Punched, Kicked Woman Unconscious In Brutal Late-Night Attack: Police LI Teen Punched, Kicked Woman Unconscious In Brutal Late-Night Attack: Police
LI Teen Punched, Kicked Woman Unconscious In Brutal Late-Night Attack: Police A Long Island teenager was arrested for punching another young woman in the face early Thursday, Sept. 3, police said. Ceinaa Jayde Adena Curtis, 19, of Freeport, got into an argument with a 20-year-old woman just before 1 a.m. in Westbury, the Nassau County Police Department said. Curtis punched the woman in the face multiple times, shoved her to the ground, then kicked her multiple times and knocked her unconscious, cops said. She then fled the scene, according to investigators. Officers located Curtis and the victim a short time later and cuffed Curtis without incident, authorities said…
Trump Admin Denies Disaster Aid For Blizzard That Caused $168M Of Damage In NY Trump Admin Denies Disaster Aid For Blizzard That Caused $168M Of Damage In NY
Trump Admin Denies Disaster Aid For Blizzard That Caused $168M Of Damage In NY Westchester County officials are blasting the Trump administration's decision to deny federal disaster assistance for a February blizzard that caused more than $168 million in damage across New York, including the lower Hudson Valley and Long Island. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins joined Gov. Kathy Hochul in criticizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency's denial of the state's appeal for a Major Disaster Declaration on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The declaration would have opened the door to federal assistance for costs stemming from the storm, which affected New York City, Lon…
$683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors $683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors
$683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors A 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman was convinced that her identity and Social Security number had been compromised before New York scammers directed her to hand over $683,000 in gold bars, prosecutors said. The South Whitehall Township woman, whose name was withheld, was contacted by people claiming to represent “American Bank” weeks before police were called to Luther Crest Senior Living on June 30, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. The callers told her to transfer her assets into a newly acquired account because her personal information had been compromised, authori…
$919K Wired By Long Island Woman In India Scam; Queens Suspect Charged $919K Wired By Long Island Woman In India Scam; Queens Suspect Charged
$919K Wired By Long Island Woman In India Scam; Queens Suspect Charged A 70-year-old Nassau County woman wired nearly $1 million after scammers told her she was implicated in a crime in India, police said. The victim received a call saying she needed to withdraw money to resolve the supposed criminal matter, Nassau County Police said. Between Monday, June 29, and Monday, July 27, she withdrew and wired a total of $919,200, according to detectives. The scammers contacted her again on Tuesday, Sept. 1, directing her to buy an additional $300,000 in gold bars and coins, police said. That time, the Hicksville woman realized it was a scam and called police. Foll…
Teen E-Bike Rider Hurt In Crash On Long Island: Police Teen E-Bike Rider Hurt In Crash On Long Island: Police
Teen E-Bike Rider Hurt In Crash On Long Island: Police A 13-year-old e-bike rider was taken to the hospital after crashing into a stationary SUV in a parking lot on Long Island, police said. The boy was riding west on Hempstead Turnpike when he struck a 2026 GMC parked at 2174 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to Nassau County Police. He suffered multiple lacerations and pain to his arms and knee, police said. He was transported to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment. The GMC driver stayed at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
Car Crashes Into Long Island CVS, Building Deemed Unsafe Car Crashes Into Long Island CVS, Building Deemed Unsafe
Car Crashes Into Long Island CVS, Building Deemed Unsafe A car crashed into a CVS on Long Island, leaving two people with minor injuries and the building deemed structurally unsafe Wednesday evening, police said. Officers were called to the CVS at 1829 Grand Ave. in Baldwin around 5:25 p.m. Sept. 2, where they found a 2027 Kia had struck the store’s outer wall, Nassau County Police said. The 64-year-old woman driving the Kia and her 68-year-old male passenger were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment, police said. No other injuries were reported. The Town of Hempstead Building Department responded and determined the building …
Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says
Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says A woman claims she found drugs inside a child’s Happy Meal toy at a Connecticut McDonald’s. Brittany Fitzpatrick said in a Facebook post that she had taken her daughter and her niece to the restaurant at 611 South Main Street in Middletown. Fitzpatrick said her niece found the "rocks" inside a "Stranger Things" promotional toy inside a Happy Meal.  “She opened it and said there was something wrong with her toy, someone put 'rocks' in it,” Fitzpatrick said. “I took it from her to look and immediately noticed it was weed.” Fitzpatrick contacted police. The Middletown Police Department …
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard The pilots who safely brought a disabled Coast Guard jet back to the ground in Virginia had never done it before. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard pilots told him after Wednesday, Sept. 2's emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that it was their first time landing on a single engine. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said in a post on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, jus…
Suffolk Dealer Admits Supplying Crack To 14-Year-Old Sex Trafficking Victim In Plea Deal Suffolk Dealer Admits Supplying Crack To 14-Year-Old Sex Trafficking Victim In Plea Deal
Suffolk Dealer Admits Supplying Crack To 14-Year-Old Sex Trafficking Victim In Plea Deal A Long Island man pleaded guilty to giving crack cocaine to a 14-year-old girl as part of a sprawling sex trafficking case on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Robert Knowles, 64, of Bay Shore, cut a plea deal in the case, copping to child endangerment in exchange for a 364-day jail term, Newsday reported. He faced a top count of second-degree rape, which he repeatedly denied. Knowles also took a plea deal in a separate drug distribution case, which carries a seven-year prison sentence at a hearing next Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to online court records and a previous Newsday report. Legal trouble fo…