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Speeding Mercedes Slams Into Pole, Seriously Injuring Teen On Long Island: Police
An 18-year-old woman was seriously injured when a speeding Mercedes-Benz struck a curb and slammed into a utility pole on Long Island early Saturday, Oct. 24, police said.
Jairon Velasquez, 20, of Levittown, was driving the 2021 Mercedes-Benz eastbound from 17th Street across Straight Path in West Babylon when he crashed at 3:49 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police.
Velasquez was traveling at a high rate of speed before the vehicle struck the curb and utility pole, police said.
His passenger, an 18-year-old Deer Park woman, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip …
Victims Zip-Tied At Gunpoint In Marijuana Heist: Nassau County Police
Four Queens men have been arrested after victims were held at gunpoint and restrained with zip ties during a robbery at a Long Island storage facility, Nassau County police announced Saturday, Oct. 24.
The men entered the facility at 225 Underhill Boulevard in Syosset around 10:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, restrained multiple victims, and stole pallets of goods that included marijuana, along with cash, detectives said.
The group fled before an investigation involving the Major Case Squad, Electronics Squad, and Bureau of Special Operations led detectives to the suspects, according to police.
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Another NY Man Arrested In Deadly NJ Hit-Run Outside Major Mall: Prosecutor
A search of the Acura and U-Haul trailer involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Route 17 in Paramus turned up hundreds of THC cartridges, leading to a second arrest and new drug charges against the driver accused of killing a Bronx woman, authorities said.
Michael C. Marciano, 47, of Fairport (Monroe County), NY, who was driving a Jeep in tandem with the Acura at the time of the crash, owned the Acura and had rented the U-Haul trailer, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Marciano surrendered to authorities Friday, Oct. 23, and was charged with two counts of second-degree possession wit…
‘Reverend CEO’ Crypto Scheme Promoters To Pay Nearly $6M — Including Two LI Men, AG Says
A group of accused crypto scammers, including two from Long Island, who boosted a self-proclaimed “Reverend CEO” will cough up nearly $6 million as part of a settlement with state authorities, officials said.
Frantz Ciceron, of Farmingdale, owes $2.05 million and James Corbett, of Mastic Beach, owes $750,000, the New York Attorney General’s office announced Thursday, Oct. 22.
Ciceron and Corbett were part of the NovaTech FX scheme, which preyed on Haitian communities and religious groups in New York City and across the country, according to investigators.
NovaTech founders Eddy and Cynthia…
LI Driver Who Recorded Himself Doing 121 MPH Moments Before Deadly Crash Gets Prison: DA
A Long Island man who recorded himself driving recklessly at 121 mph before causing a deadly crash was sentenced to prison Friday, Oct. 23, authorities said.
Felix Pantaleon, 24, of Lindenhurst, was sentenced to four to 12 years behind bars for the Southern State Parkway crash that killed Reynaldo Collado, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. His sentence was in line with a plea deal he took Friday, Sept. 4.
Pantaleon was driving a 2014 Honda Civic westbound on the highway in North Babylon on Sept. 22, 2024, around 10:30 p.m., prosecutors said.
He cut off vehicles and weaved…
LI Predator Sexually Abused 6-Year-Old, 14-Year-Old Victims: Police
A Long Island man suspected of sexually abusing two children, including a 6-year-old, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 22, police said.
Jose L. Mejia Albarracin, 58, of East Hampton, continued his abuse of his younger victim for more than 18 months, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Mejia Albarracin targeted one victim, who was 14 years old, beginning in February 2016 and continuing through April 2016, investigators said.
He started abusing the second victim in February 2018, when they were only 6 years old, and continued the abuse until September 2019, according to authorities.
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