Suffolk Senior Nearly Lost $466K In Gold Bar Scam Before Cops Saved The Day: Authorities Suffolk Senior Nearly Lost $466K In Gold Bar Scam Before Cops Saved The Day: Authorities
Suffolk Senior Nearly Lost $466K In Gold Bar Scam Before Cops Saved The Day: Authorities A Long Island senior was trying to buy $466,000 worth of gold bars after being tricked in an internet scam and saved by police, authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 12. The 69-year-old Hauppauge victim got a pop-up notification on his computer to start the scam, the Suffolk County Police Department said. When he called a number, he was told he was speaking with federal agents and that his financial accounts were vulnerable, cops said. The fake federal agents told their target he needed to send them gold bars to secure his accounts. The scammers convinced the man to withdraw money from his Ind…
Gotti Grandson From LI Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama Gotti Grandson From LI Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama
Gotti Grandson From LI Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama John Gotti’s COVID fraudster grandson has finally reported to prison, after delaying his report date for nearly half a year, authorities said. Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, NY, is being held in federal prison in Fairton, NJ, according to Bureau of Prisons records. Agnello was sentenced to 15 months behind bars in April 2026. He pleaded guilty to stealing $1.1 million in federal COVID relief funds and spending the money on cryptocurrency investments. But Agnello insisted he needed to remain free to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious “Teflon Don…
Sailors Try To Jump Overboard Amid Aircraft Carrier's Lengthy Iran War Deployment: Reports Sailors Try To Jump Overboard Amid Aircraft Carrier's Lengthy Iran War Deployment: Reports
Sailors Try To Jump Overboard Amid Aircraft Carrier's Lengthy Iran War Deployment: Reports Several sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly tried to jump overboard, fueling concerns about a mental health crisis in the aircraft carrier's ninth month of deployment during the US-Israeli war with Iran. The attempts were reported by the Navy Times and the Stars and Stripes military news outlets on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The USS Abraham Lincoln left its home port of San Diego on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines for what was initially expected to be a Pacific deployment. The aircraft carrier was later redirected to the Middl…
Suffolk Woman, 87, Found Dead In Backyard Pool After Drowning, Cops Say Suffolk Woman, 87, Found Dead In Backyard Pool After Drowning, Cops Say
Suffolk Woman, 87, Found Dead In Backyard Pool After Drowning, Cops Say An elderly Long Island woman drowned in her backyard pool on Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, police said. Eileen Specht, 87, of Northport, was found unresponsive in the pool just before 8 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and police do not suspect criminal involvement in her death. Specht is the third person to drown in a backyard pool on Long Island in the past week, according to authorities. Former NYPD chief Anthony Izzo, 75, was found dead in a pool at his Stony Brook home on Friday, Aug. 7 around 7:45 p.m., police said. Then on Sunday, …
Major Trump Departure: Karoline Leavitt Steps Down As White House Press Secretary Major Trump Departure: Karoline Leavitt Steps Down As White House Press Secretary
Major Trump Departure: Karoline Leavitt Steps Down As White House Press Secretary One of President Donald Trump’s most visible aides is preparing to leave the White House after a rapid rise through Republican politics. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of August, Trump announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The 28-year-old is leaving the demanding position to devote more time to her family and two young children. She returned to work after giving birth to a daughter in May. Karoline Leavitt with one of her two children in the White House. Wikipedia/Margo Martin “Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trus…
Chilling New Allegations Emerge In Rob, Michele Reiner Murder Case Chilling New Allegations Emerge In Rob, Michele Reiner Murder Case
Chilling New Allegations Emerge In Rob, Michele Reiner Murder Case A grand jury has added a chilling new dimension to the murder case against the son of a celebrated Hollywood couple. An indictment charging Nick Reiner, 32, with murdering his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and photographer-producer Michele Singer Reiner, was unsealed on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The indictment adds a special circumstance allegation that Nick Reiner committed the killings by lying in wait, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. “This was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing,” L…
Sudden Closure Of Highly Rated LI Restaurant Shocks Customers: ‘You Have To Reopen’ Sudden Closure Of Highly Rated LI Restaurant Shocks Customers: ‘You Have To Reopen’
Sudden Closure Of Highly Rated LI Restaurant Shocks Customers: ‘You Have To Reopen’ A critics’ and diners’ favorite restaurant on Long Island is closing. Bird & Bao in Patchogue announced the surprising news in an Instagram post Wednesday, Aug. 12. “After 7 incredible years, Bird & Bao is closing its doors,” the post read. “Thank you to everyone who ate with us, supported us, worked alongside us, and helped make this place what it was. I’m incredibly proud of what we built and grateful for every memory. It’s time for a new chapter.” The news shocked regular customers and foodies across Long Island. One person commented, “You have to reopen in some capacity. I can’…
Two Men Found Shot To Death In Long Island Basement, Police Say Two Men Found Shot To Death In Long Island Basement, Police Say
Two Men Found Shot To Death In Long Island Basement, Police Say Two people were found shot to death in a basement on Long Island, according to police. The victims were identified as two brothers, ages 39 and 34, WCBS reported. They were found at 16 Angevine Avenue in Hempstead on Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, police said. Officers responded to a 911 call from the street at 10:21 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. They found "two individuals that sustained life threatening gunshot wounds in a residence," according to the department. They were were pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made, and the victims' identities were not co…
Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say
Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Eleven New Yorkers have been charged in an alleged international immigration fraud scheme that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages and collected tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said.   The defendants were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a two-count federal indictment was unsealed, according to the US Department of Justice. The network operated for more than a decade and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China, and US citizens to fraudulently obtain immigration status, prosecutors allege. Those indicted inc…
0.18-BAC Driver Hit 106 MPH Before Deadly LI Crash, Pleads Guilty: Authorities 0.18-BAC Driver Hit 106 MPH Before Deadly LI Crash, Pleads Guilty: Authorities
0.18-bac Driver Hit 106 MPH Before Deadly LI Crash, Pleads Guilty: Authorities A drunk Long Island driver who hit 106 mph seconds before causing a deadly crash has pleaded guilty, authorities said. Bryan Mizhirumbay, 24, of Lindenhurst, admitted his role in the death of 55-year-old Craig White on Sept. 3, 2025, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Mizhirumbay will likely be sentenced to 7-15 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, and aggravated DWI, according to prosecutors. After drinking on the job while working at a restaurant, Mizhirumbay drove home around 11 p.m. tr…
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents The Department of Homeland Security DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are planning to spend as much as $20 million on gloves capable of delivering electric shocks, federal records and published reports show. ICE published the new requirement Monday, Aug. 10, seeking CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E. devices, short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. The federal government describes the gloves as a “Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device” that would be issued to Homeland…
NY Child Rapist Violated Sex Offender Parole Rules, Locked Up Again: Cops NY Child Rapist Violated Sex Offender Parole Rules, Locked Up Again: Cops
NY Child Rapist Violated Sex Offender Parole Rules, Locked Up Again: Cops A convicted New York child rapist was rearrested Tuesday, Aug. 11 for failing to meet the conditions of his parole, police said. John G. Coler Jr., 46, of Beacon, created several new social media and email accounts without notifying authorities, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Wednesday, Aug. 12. Coler was required to provide notice of all his activities after he was convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl he knew in 2018 in Clifton Park, according to the New York sex offender registry. But between May 2024 and December 2025, Coler created at least 10 new accounts without letting …