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15-Year-Old Boy Missing For Days From Nassau County Home: Police
A 15-year-old boy has been reported missing after leaving his Long Island home, police announced on Friday, Aug. 7.
Mathew Valentin, 15, was last seen leaving his residence at 11:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, according to the Nassau County Missing Persons Squad. His disappearance was reported to police at 2:50 p.m. Friday.
Valentin is described as 5-foot-2 and approximately 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black pants, a black sweatshirt, and gray slides, detectives said.
Police believe Valentin may be in the Lynbrook area.
Anyone with informa…
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article).
Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors.
Smith was arrested by L…
PA Creep Sent Explicit Messages To Minor, Captured In Nassau County: Police
An accused child predator from Pennsylvania was arrested on Long Island, authorities said Friday, Aug. 7.
Shane Michael Rossi, 40, of Nazareth, PA, was wanted for felony unlawful contact with a minor, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Rossi was arrested back on Jan. 27 following an investigation by the Nazareth Police Department, authorities said. He was accused of sending “multiple inappropriate messages and explicit images” to a victim.
By May 2026, Rossi was the subject of a bench warrant out of Northampton County, PA, according to Nassau County police. He was located at Pulls t…
Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In Nassau Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says
A Long Island man found with fentanyl, xylazine, and explosives in his home is headed to prison.
Anthony Gianatiempo, 35, of Westbury, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 7 to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to selling drugs and attempted weapons possession, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Gianatiempo sold $820 worth of cocaine, fentanyl, ketamine, heroin, and alprazolam (Xanax) to a person in Cantiague Park on June 18, 2025, according to the district attorney’s office.
That sale led to a raid on Gianatiempo’s apartment on Aug. 5, 2025, in which investigators recovere…
Nassau Dunkin’ Donuts Burglar Tries To Make Coffee Before Fighting Cops: Police
A New York City man who broke into a Dunkin’ Donuts on Long Island was arrested following a struggle with cops, authorities said.
Senai Haywood, 25, of Jamaica, Queens, entered the store on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park around 10:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, the Nassau County Police Department said.
An employee making a delivery spotted Haywood and told him to leave, police said. But Haywood ignored the employee, went behind the Dunkin’ counter and started making himself a coffee, cops said.
When the 25-year-old male employee again confronted Haywood, Haywood struck him in the chest three…
Cocaine, MDMA, LSD And More: Nassau Drug Dealer Had Full Menu Before Arrest, Cops Say
A Long Island drug dealer was busted with a wide variety of illegal offerings during a raid Thursday, Aug. 6, police said.
Jack Acquafredda, 23, of Bellerose Terrace, was arrested around 4:30 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Inside his residence, officers found:
Cocaine – approximately 41 grams
MDMA – approximately 28.9 grams
Psilocybin mushrooms – approximately 1.5 pounds
Ketamine – approximately 5.3 grams
Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine 30mg pills – approximately 54.5 grams (132 pills)
LSD – approximately 56 tabs – 0.6 grams
Clonazepam pill – 1 pill – 0.2 grams
Cannabis …
Citizen Complaints Spark Brothel Bust On Long Island, Two Arrested: Police
A Long Island brothel was busted Thursday, Aug. 6 after numerous community complaints, police said.
Two women — Fen Fang Lin, 57, of Queens, and Xiangjie Lin, 41, of Brooklyn — were arrested following the raid at 1998 Route 112, Apt. 51A in Coram, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
In addition to the arrests, cocaine, cash, and electronic devices were seized during the raid, authorities said.
Lin and Lin were advertising their services on “commercial internet sites,” Suffolk police said. They were both charged with prostitution and issued appearance tickets for a later date, cops s…
Off-Duty Nypd Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police
An off-duty NYPD officer was driving drunk and crashed his car with three young children inside, state police said.
Anthony N. Guglielmo, 38, of Staten Island, crashed on Route 23 in Greenport in Columbia County, with 7-, 6-, and 5-year-old children in the car on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said.
Troopers responded around 10:30 p.m. to reports of a property damage crash and a Volkswagen that left the scene, authorities said. Investigators located the car at 120 County Route 31 in Greenport, the address for A. Colarusso & Son Inc., a crushed stone supplier, according to stat…
Deadly Failed Robbery Of LI Teen Ends In Decades-Long Prison Term For Killer: Authorities
A Long Island man is headed to prison for decades for murder, authorities said.
Erick Garcia, 22, was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 6 to 25 years behind bars for the killing of 19-year-old Carlos Guillen in 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Garcia, of Central Islip, designed a plan to rob Guillen at gunpoint after meeting up in Central Islip on Oct. 1, 2022, investigators said.
Guillen, of Bay Shore, invited Garcia into his vehicle, then Garcia pulled the gun, authorities said. But instead of handing over what Garcia wanted, Guillen panicked and accelerated the vehicle, …
Mistaken Identity Murder Of LI Father Lands Killers Decades In Prison: Authorities
Two Long Island partners-in-crime were sentenced Thursday, Aug. 6 for gunning down an unarmed father in a case of mistaken identity, authorities said.
Christopher Fernandez, 29, got 25 years to life, and Oliver Schor, 24, got 22 years to life, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The two men were convicted of killing 49-year-old Michael Hartmann in his backyard on Nov. 2, 2022, in Bohemia. Prosecutors said Fernandez led the plan, believing his missing cellphone was in Hartmann’s home, according to Newsday.
“Mr. Hartmann did nothing wrong – he was shot at his own home – and h…
Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed
John Gotti’s grandson has once again failed to donate a kidney to his mother, despite promising the transplant to delay his prison sentence.
Attorneys for Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, said he’s ready for the transplant, but his mother, Victoria Gotti, has a serious infection requiring another delay, the New York Daily News reported.
Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury ruled Thursday, Aug. 6 that if Agnello donates the kidney before Monday, Aug. 10, he can still have his sentencing delay, Newsday reported. In that case, he would report to prison on Sept. 18.
But if the transplant doesn’t ha…
Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole, Tree In Long Island Wreck: Police
A drunk driver wrecked his car into a utility pole on Long Island early Thursday, Aug. 6, police said.
Franklyn Carpio Garcia, 27, of Southampton, was driving at the intersection of Noyack Road and Water Mill Towd Road around 12:06 a.m., the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Carpio Garcia’s vehicle left the road, striking a utility pole and a tree before coming to rest, investigators said. However, Carpio Garcia was not injured, according to police.
Cops booked Carpio Garcia on two counts of DWI and held him for morning arraignment, authorities said. His crash was one of five DWI ar…
No More Booze: Drunk Nassau Driver Slams Through Liquor Store Window After Midnight, Cops Say
A drunk driver on Long Island slammed his car into a liquor store around 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, police said.
Matthew Meyran, 66, of Port Washington, drove through the front window of Black Tie Wine & Spirits at 112 Shore Road in Manorhaven, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Meyran’s gray Mercedes-Benz SUV went partially through the window, smashing the vehicle’s front end and causing significant damage inside the store, according to photos shared by the Port Washington Fire Department.
The liquor store was closed at the time, and Meyran was arrested for DWI without inc…
LI Driver Flashed Phony Cop Credentials To Dodge Traffic Tickets: Authorities
A Long Island man impersonated a police officer at least four times to get out of traffic tickets, police said.
Peterson Jules, 40, of East Patchogue, was arraigned Wednesday, Aug. 5 on four counts of second-degree criminal impersonation, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Jules used to work as a Special Officer with New York City Health and Hospitals, but he was terminated in April 2022, authorities said.
However, four times between February and June 2026, Jules was pulled over for traffic stops by Suffolk County Police in Medford and Patchogue, investigators said.
Each…
NYC TikToker Once Accused Of Faking Cancer Dead At 26
Sydney Towle, a New England-born TikToker who has been documenting her battle with a rare cancer for three years, has died. She was 26 years old.
Towle, who was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, in 2023. The New York Times featured her story last year after she became the target of online critics who accused her of faking her diagnosis or using her illness for financial gain.
Her death was announced Thursday morning, Aug. 6, two days after her brother, Austin, announced she'd entered hospice c…
