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Bullet Narrowly Misses TV Viewer During Domestic Violence Shooting At Long Island Home Bullet Narrowly Misses TV Viewer During Domestic Violence Shooting At Long Island Home
Bullet Narrowly Misses TV Viewer During Domestic Violence Shooting At Long Island Home A Long Island man is accused of shooting into a home occupied by his girlfriend and several children. Joaquin Franco, age 42, of Brentwood, was indicted for criminal possession of a weapon and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Nov. 18, stemming from a shooting at a Central Islip residence. Prosecutors said the victim and her two children were visiting her parents in Central Islip on Sunday, Oct. 20, when the family heard a loud bang from outside. One resident ran upstairs and discovered that a bullet had entered the home, penetrating several walls, a television, and a chi…
Man Threatens To Kill Reporter, Her Family In NY, Feds Say Man Threatens To Kill Reporter, Her Family In NY, Feds Say
Man Threatens To Kill Reporter, Her Family In NY, Feds Say Anger over an unflattering news article prompted a man to threaten to kill a New York reporter and her family, federal prosecutors alleged. Austin Suman, age 35, now residing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was charged in Westchester County with making a threat involving an explosive and related charges in White Plains federal court. Prosecutors said Suman contacted a Hudson Valley reporter based in Orange County via Facebook messenger on Friday, Nov. 8, threatening to “end” the woman’s family. He allegedly threatened to blow her house “off its foundation” and used multiple racial slurs. …
Man Holed Up With Weapons Triggers Large Police Response At Long Island Home, Train Delays Man Holed Up With Weapons Triggers Large Police Response At Long Island Home, Train Delays
Man Holed Up With Weapons Triggers Large Police Response At Long Island Home, Train Delays Reports of a man in crisis who was holed up in a home with weapons triggered an hours-long police standoff on Long Island. The incident happened in Montauk, at a residence on Edgemere Road, on Friday morning, Aug. 23. East Hampton Police said they were contacted at around 11:45 a.m. by Suffolk County DASH, a response team of licensed professionals who help individuals feeling overwhelmed by substance use, mental illness or other life stressors. Relatives told police that a man inside the home was having a psychiatric emergency and was not responding to anyone. They confirmed there were sev…