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NY Teen Escapes Alley Rape, Climbs Fence To Call 911 As Suspect Searches For Her: DA
A 16-year-old girl escaped an alleged rape, climbed a fence while partially unclothed, and called 911 as the suspect searched for her in New York, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 16. Antonio Melendez Reyes, 59, was indicted after the attack on New York Avenue on Saturday, June 6, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. The teen was walking home when Melendez Reyes allegedly approached her and repeatedly asked for her phone number, prosecutors said. After she refused, he allegedly forced her into an alley and sexually assaulted her. The girl escaped during t…
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Guatemalan National Who Stabbed Mother Of His Children At NY Home Gets 15-17 Years
A Guatemalan national will spend nearly two decades behind bars after a New York jury found he stabbed the mother of his children while their young kids were nearby. Albaro Chacon, 38, was sentenced Monday, Jan. 5, to 15 to 17 years in prison after a Suffolk County jury convicted him of attempted assault and related charges. The attack occurred on Nov. 16, 2024, when the victim was asleep in a separate bedroom and was jolted awake by her door slamming open, prosecutors said. Chacon entered the room holding a knife and moved toward her, pointing it at her chest while telling her, “you are …
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Final Update: Storm’s Biggest Snowfall Totals Reported In These Locations In Region
Here's a rundown of snowfall accumulation reports compiled by the National Weather Service for the winter storm that arrived Saturday night, Dec. 13, and lasted until Sunday afternoon, Dec. 14. The highest snowfall amount came on Long Island: 8.5 inches in Commack. New York Manhattan Central Park 2.7 in 1 PM 12/14 Official NWS Obs Nassau County FARMINGDALE 8.0 IN 1200 PM 12/14 PUBLIC SSE PLAINEDGE 8.0 IN 1206 PM 12/14 TRAINED SPOTTER WSW UPPER BROOKVILLE 7.9 IN 1100 AM 12/14 PUBLIC WSW ELMONT 7.2 IN 1245 PM 12/14 …
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Baby Stops Breathing After Man Snorts Fentanyl Beside Her At NY Home, DA Says
A Long Island man is accused of using fentanyl next to an eight-month-old girl who later stopped breathing and needed emergency Narcan to survive. Henry Martinez, 21, of Brentwood, was charged after an infant in his care suffered fentanyl poisoning and required lifesaving treatment, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. The incident happened around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, when Martinez called 911 to report that the child was unresponsive and not breathing. Paramedics found the girl in severe respiratory distress. Her breathing had stopped long enough that her skin had turned blu…
Police & Fire
Place Your Bid: Dump Truck, Sportbikes Available At Next Long Island Police Auction
Looking for a new set of wheels — or maybe a dump truck? The Suffolk County Police Department is clearing out the impound lot this month, and the public is invited to bid. Saturday, Sept. 20, marks the agency's next vehicle auction, which will begin at 9 a.m. at 100 Old Country Road in Westhampton. About 100 lots are expected to hit the block, ranging from sedans and SUVs to pickup trucks, motorcycles, and even heavy equipment. Minimum bids start at $500, with all sales final and vehicles sold “as is.” Some of the vehicles up for grabs at the Suffolk County Po…
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NY Cop, Two Others Admit Running Suffolk Prostitution Ring
A veteran Long Island police officer, along with two others, formally confessed to running multiple brothels over a span of four years. George Trimigliozzi, 56, of Islip, pleaded guilty to corruption, promoting prostitution, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 15. Trimigliozzi is a veteran Suffolk County police officer. Frank Saggio, 61, of West Islip; and Dana Ciardullo, 33, of North Bellmore also admitted their roles in a prostitution enterprise that operated out of locations in Holbrook and West Babylon between 2019 and 2024. Prosecutors laid out how Saggio…
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Son Murdered Mom Inside Her NY Home, Police Say (
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A Long Island man is accused of stabbing his mother to death inside their Brentwood home. Jason Kurumoglu, 30, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 10, on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of his mother Melida Velásquez, 59, Suffolk County Police said. Officers responded to the pair’s residence on West White street for a 911 call around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9. They found Velásquez dead inside with multiple stab wounds. Kurumoglu was taken into custody and is being held overnight at the Third Precinct. He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, Sept. 11, at First District Court in …
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3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In NY: DA
Three men have pleaded guilty in connection with a 2024 burglary that left a Putnam County homeowner without several vehicles, prosecutors announced. The defendants — Donovan Slater of Suffolk County, Percy Dickinson of Nassau County, and Roodler Pierre-Louis of Nassau County — admitted to attempted burglary in the second degree, a violent felony, in Putnam County Court, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The case stems from an incident on April 22, 2024, when Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in Southeast after a …
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Kidnapper Led Child Into Basement At NY Mosque, DA Says
A homeless man was formally accused of luring a 4-year-old boy away from his grandfather during a prayer service at a Long Island mosque. Nelson Priester, 39, was indicted on kidnapping and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 2, following an alleged abduction at Bay Shore’s Masjid Darul Quaran. Priester was inside the mosque for several hours on Wednesday, Aug. 20, before leading the boy by the hand into the basement, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Once there, he took a plastic bag from a counter and locked himself in a dark room with the …
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Gilgo Beach Murders: New Type Of DNA Evidence Permitted In Rex Heuermann Trial
A new form of DNA evidence can be used in the upcoming trial of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, a Long Island judge ruled. The decision, filed Wednesday, Sept. 3, in Suffolk County Supreme Court, permits prosecutors to introduce nuclear DNA profiles generated from rootless hairs recovered at several crime scenes. Justice Timothy Mazzei found that the method, which relies on whole genome sequencing and specialized computer software to extract nuclear DNA from even degraded or rootless hairs, is generally accepted in the scientific community and therefore admissible in court.…
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Man Dies After Jumping From Fire Island Lighthouse
A man died after jumping from the Fire Island Lighthouse, police said. The incident happened around 1:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Robert Moses Field 5. A 911 caller reported seeing a man jump from the observation deck of the historic lighthouse, Suffolk County Police said. Marine Bureau officers responded to the scene, but the man was pronounced dead. His identity has not been released as of press time. The Suffolk County Homicide Squad is investigating the case in conjunction with the National Park Service. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Homicide Squad at 631…
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Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic NY Woman
A man has been convicted of sex trafficking after using drugs and violence to force a woman into prostitution across Suffolk County, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Michael Howell, 65, of Brooklyn and originally from Barbados, was convicted by a jury on Aug. 26, 2025, of two counts of sex trafficking and several related charges following a trial before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. Howell compelled his victim to perform sex acts for money between April 2023 and February 2024, renting hotel rooms …
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Snapchat Meetup At NY Library Ends With Teen Raped Behind Fire Department: Indictment
A man lured a 16-year-old girl from a public library by Snapchat before allegedly raping her behind a Long Island fire department, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Delon Hughes, 34, of Brooklyn, met the teen at the Brentwood Public Library on June 11, 2025, after using the handle “Josephpatri9300” on Snapchat to connect with her, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. The two then walked to the Brentwood Fire Department, where Hughes sexually abused her among parked cars, according to investigators. Hughes was arrested in Queens on Aug. 7. A search of his cell…
Police & Fire
NY Native, Army Veteran Ishmoile Mohammed Remembered After Fire Island Drowning
A Wyandanch native who drowned at Sailors Haven on Fire Island is being remembered as a decorated combat veteran and kind soul who dedicated his life to service, friends told Daily Voice on Sunday, Aug. 24. Ishmoile Mohammed, 59, died after being pulled from a rip current at Sailors Haven on Saturday, Aug. 23, Suffolk County police previously announced. He was airlifted to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead. Mohammed grew up in Wyandanch, where he attended Wyandanch Memorial High School, according to his Facebook and LinkedIn profiles. Friends remembe…
Police & Fire
'Streamer' Flushes Shot At Fame After Peeing On Police Car, NY Cops Say
A New York teenager picked the wrong kind of stream to go viral, and wound up in handcuffs instead. Suffolk County Police arrested an 18-year-old man this week after he urinated on a cop car, according to police. Highway Patrol officers had just responded to a hit-and-run crash on the Long Island Expressway when things took a bizarre turn, the agency revealed Friday, Aug. 22. While waiting for a ride, passenger Marquis Tucker, 18, decided to relieve himself on the side of a marked police vehicle — recording the act on his phone like some sort of content creation, police said. Instead of l…
Police & Fire
Woman Wanted For NY Murder Of Conrad Gowan: Police
Suffolk County Police announced on Monday, Aug. 4, that a woman is wanted for the murder of a Jamesport man killed inside his home last year, police announced on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Majorie Quarrie, also known as Nicola Watson, stabbed 36-year-old Conrad Gowan in the neck at his residence on Herricks Lane at 11:43 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2024, according to the Suffolk County Homicide Squad and as Daily Voice previously reported. Gowan, a resident of the home, was transported by the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead where he was pronounced dead. …
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Making Waves Against Cancer: Hundreds Swim To Raise Nearly $1M At Glen Cove Event
With the sun rising over Glen Cove and just weeks after a similar swim in Fairfield County, more than 250 swimmers plunged into the Long Island Sound at Pryibil Beach for the 25th Annual Swim Across America – Nassau/Suffolk Open Water Swim on Saturday, Aug. 2. This milestone event raised a staggering $950,000, pushing the event’s lifetime total past $15 million for cancer research and care. It’s not just a number — that money directly supports life-saving work at hospitals and research centers across the region, including Memorial Sloan Kettering, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and Northwell…
Police & Fire
13 Arrested At Illegal Fight Club On Long Island: Police
An unauthorized brawl in Shirley may have echoed the underground mayhem of Fight Club, the cult classic by author Chuck Palahniuk — but in Suffolk County unlawful fighting is no fiction, but police made it clear that it won’t be tolerated. Thirteen people were arrested after a scuffle broke out at a so-called fight club event on Sunday, July 20 around 6 p.m. at 20 Frances Landau Place, police announced on Monday, July 21. Seventh Precinct officers were responding to reports of possible shots fired when they arrived to find a chaotic scene. Investigators say one person fired a blank gun, str…
Lifestyle
Mom Paralyzed In NY Boat Crash Faces Setbacks As Support Grows: 'Will Continue To Fight'
The Long Island mother paralyzed in a Memorial Day weekend boat crash is now facing new challenges in her recovery — but her family is staying hopeful as community support pours in. Brooke Skrocki, the 28-year-old fiancée of Edward Hillkewicz, was left with life-altering spinal injuries after he piloted a speeding boat while drunk, slamming into a jetty in Hampton Bays with her, two other adults, and their two young daughters aboard, the Suffolk County DA’s Office said. While her children, ages 2 and 6, were not physically injured, Skrocki was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital an…
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Stabbing Victim In NY; Officers Hospitalized: Police
A knife-wielding man was shot dead while lunging at a stabbing victim, and two Suffolk County police officers were hospitalized during the chaos, authorities announced on Sunday, July 13. Officers from the Sixth Precinct were called to the rear of 2505 Middle Country Road in Centereach at 8:48 a.m. for a disturbance involving a weapon, according to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina. At the scene, officers found a 44-year-old man who had been stabbed in the neck. As the victim was being treated, Emilson Yoan Ordonez-Vanegas, 29, came out of a nearby wooded area with a kn…
Lifestyle
$1M Lottery Prize Claimed By Lucky NY Lady
A lucky Long Island lady is $1 million richer. Maria Messina, of Aquebogue, claimed the seven-figure prize after matching the first five numbers in the March 26 Powerball drawing, according to the New York Lottery. Messina’s golden ticket – no chocolate bar required – hit all the numbers except the red Powerball, which would’ve landed her the full jackpot. After required withholdings, she walked away with a lump sum of $651,000. The winning numbers that changed her life? 05, 20, 29, 39, 53, and Powerball 06. Messina purchased the lucky ticket at Kings Hampton Bays C-Store, located at 239…
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Dad Leaves Toddler In Sizzling SUV Outside NY Walmart Amid 100-Degree Heat, Police Say
As the Northeast bakes under dangerous triple-digit heat, a Long Island father is accused of leaving his toddler son alone in a parked car while he went shopping. The incident happened outside the Walmart at Centereach Mall at around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, according to Suffolk County Police. With temperature soaring near 100 degrees, a good Samaritan spotted a 2-year-old boy sleeping alone in a parked Toyota SUV that was not running. The windows were cracked just a few inches. The bystander immediately called 911. Responding Sixth Precinct officers were able to reach through the wind…
Police & Fire
Legislator Stalked Outside His Long Island Home: Police
A Suffolk County legislator and retired detective was stalked outside his Northport home by a man who repeatedly showed up in a pickup truck to intimidate his family, authorities said. Joshua Smith, 47, of Kings Park, was arrested on Indian Head Road at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025, according to Suffolk County Police. Between Sunday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 18, Smith allegedly parked a white 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck in Legislator Robert Trotta’s driveway multiple times and revved the engine, police said. Trotta reported the unsettling activity to police on Wednesday…
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NY Man Lured 11-Year-Old Boys Using Snapchat, Raping Them; More Victims Sought: DA
A Bay Shore man lured two 11-year-old boys using Snapchat before raping and abusing them in public bathrooms, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, June 11. Bradley Schioppa, 18, was indicted for three counts of Rape in the First Degree, two counts of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. Schioppa allegedly used the handle “paxonhotsg5” to join a Snapchat group chat with Smithtown-area boys in April 2025. Posing as a peer, he later began meeting the children in person, driving …
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Daughter Of Accused Gilgo Beach Killer Rex Heuermann Believes He May Be Guilty: Docuseries
The daughter of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has broken her silence — and revealed a heartbreaking shift in belief: she now thinks her father may be guilty. For the first time since her dad’s arrest, Victoria Heuermann is speaking out publicly about the man she once looked up to — and how she’s grappling with the possibility that he lived a terrifying double life. In Peacock’s new three-part docuseries “The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets,” which premiered Tuesday, June 10, the 27-year-old opens up about her internal turmoil, detailing her emotional journey from unce…
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Claw End Of Crowbar Jammed Into NY Man’s Skull In Front Of His Daughter: DA
A man was brutally murdered with a crowbar in front of his young daughter during a domestic dispute in Bellport, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Tuesday, June 10. Carlos Bonaparte, 45, of East Patchogue, died after being struck in the skull with the claw end of the weapon—puncturing his brain by approximately one inch—during the early morning attack outside his home on Taylor Avenue at 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, authorities said. The suspect, Darrell Trent, 46, of Bellport, allegedly arrived at the home five minutes after being called by a cousin of Bona…
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NY Teacher, Coach Lured Underage Girls On Snapchat, Shared Child Porn, DA Says
Charging documents reveal chilling new details in the case of a former Long Island teacher accused of soliciting nude photos from underage girls. Ryan McCaffery, 37, of Ridge, was indicted for promoting a sexual performance by a child and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 4. A New York State Police investigation found that McCaffery – a former Riverhead High School teacher and coach – posed as a teenage boy in order to chat with numerous underage girls on Snapchat, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. He sent images of his exposed genitals and requested nu…
Police & Fire
A Bimmer For $500? Impounded Rides Take Center Stage At Upcoming Long Island Police Auction
From the impound lot to your driveway–no badge needed. Whether they were towed for unpaid tickets, seized during arrests, or simply abandoned, dozens of cars, SUVs, pickups, and even a few luxury rides are up for grabs at the next Suffolk County Police impound auction. The bidding kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 7 – rain or shine – at the department’s Westhampton facility, located at 100 Old Country Road. Bids start at $500. About 85 lots are up for grabs, including sedans, SUVs, and the occasional surprise (hello, Porsche Cayenne). Cars are sold as-is. You can preview the lineup on Th…
Lifestyle
Missing Money? Comptroller Hosting Events To Reunite NYers With Unclaimed Funds Topping $20B
If you’ve ever lost track of a utility deposit, missed cashing a rebate check, or left a few bucks on a prepaid card, you might have unclaimed funds—and yes, it’s legit. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office is hosting a series of free Unclaimed Funds Workshops at libraries across the state this June to help residents search for and reclaim their share of over $20 billion in unclaimed funds. You don’t need to bring much—just yourself, a little curiosity, and maybe a list of past addresses. Staff from the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) will be on hand to help sea…
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Cop Went On Racist Tirade, Smashed Cell Worker's Vehicle In NY, DA Says
An off-duty Long Island police detective is facing hate crime charges after allegedly attacking a cellphone company worker while hurling a racial slur, prosecutors said. John Murphy, age 41, of Manorville, a detective with the Village of Rockville Centre Police Department, was indicted on aggravated harassment and criminal mischief as a hate crime in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, June 3, in connection with a disturbing incident in his neighborhood in November 2024. The cellphone worker was inspecting cell towers near Sylvan Court and Weeks Avenue as part of a routine network check on Nov…
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Long Island Man Finds Body Floating In Pool — And Cops Say It Might Be Son Who Killed His Dad
A Long Island homeowner made a chilling discovery while uncovering his swimming pool for the summer — a man’s body floating in the water. The East Shoreham homeowner called 911 on Sunday afternoon, May 25, after removing the pool cover and spotting the body, Suffolk County Police said. Investigators believe the man may be Matthew Zoll, the 23-year-old fugitive wanted for allegedly stabbing his father to death in Rocky Point in November 2024, as Daily Voice reported. “The male was not wearing shoes, was wearing clothing similar to what Zoll was wearing when he was last seen, and the home is…
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