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Hit-And-Run Driver Charged After Teen Bicyclist Struck On Long Island
A 13-year-old bicyclist was struck by a vehicle that drove away from the scene on Long Island, police announced on Monday, June 8.
Charles Dreitlein, 67, of Deer Park, was arrested following an investigation into the crash on Roderick Road near Spruce Avenue in West Islip, according to Suffolk County Police.
The teen was riding a bicycle when a motor vehicle struck him at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 7, in West Islip, police said. The driver continued on Roderick Road without stopping after the collision, authorities said.
A citizen found the bicycle at the intersection of Rut…
DWI Crash Destroys Utility Pole, Downs Wires After SUV Rolls Over In NY: Sheriff
A rollover crash that brought down utility wires and left an SUV upside down ended with a DWI arrest in Saratoga County, the sheriff's office announced.
Barbara A. Frederick, 39, of Ballston Lake, was charged after the single-vehicle crash on Ballston Lake Road in Clifton Park at 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators say Frederick was driving a 2014 Subaru Forester northbound when the vehicle left its lane of travel, crossed into the opposite lane, struck a mailbox and guardrail, and overturned.
The SUV then slammed into a utility pol…
Massage Parlor Raid On Long Island Lands Repeat Arrest For Flushing Woman
A massage parlor raid in Ronkonkoma led to the arrest of a Queens woman who was previously charged in a similar Suffolk County investigation earlier this year, police said.
Jiao Wang, 36, of Flushing, was arrested during an investigation at Sakura Bliss Spa, 856 Portion Road, Unit 5, at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Friday, June 5, according to Suffolk County Police.
Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers conducted the raid alongside the Town of Brookhaven Fire Marshal, Building Inspector, and Investigator, police said.
Wang was charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession, authorities…
Argument Turns Bloody As Man Suffers Severe Leg Stab Wound: Nassau County Police
A Long Island man is accused of stabbing another man during an argument at a Levittown home, police announced on Friday, June 5.
David McCarthy, 41, of Copiague, was arrested following the violent dispute at a residence on Haven Lane around 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, according to Nassau County detectives.
Police said McCarthy became involved in a verbal argument with a 28-year-old man before the confrontation escalated. During the dispute, McCarthy allegedly stabbed the victim in the leg, causing a severe laceration, authorities said.
The victim was taken to a local hospital for evaluatio…
Shooter Captured After Pulling Gun During Argument On Long Island; 2 Wounded
A man has been arrested for allegedly shooting two people during a neighborhood argument, police announced on Wednesday, June 3.
Matthew McCue, 37, of Woodside Road, Mastic Beach, was charged in connection with the shooting that left a man and woman injured outside a Mastic Beach home on Monday night, according to Suffolk County Police.
McCue is charged with two counts of Attempted Assault First Degree, two counts of Assault Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon Second Degree, and Reckless Endangerment First Degree, police said.
The shooting happened in front of 96 Woodside Road a…
Pennsylvania Victims' Stolen Funds Routed Through Long Island Coinbase Account: Police
A Long Island man is accused of taking thousands of dollars stolen from two Pennsylvania residents in a phone scam scheme, police announced on Monday, June 1.
Chancellor McKee, 22, of Islip, was arrested after an investigation into unauthorized transfers from two victims' bank accounts, according to Suffolk County Police.
The Pennsylvania residents had $2,500 and $4,500 separately removed from their accounts and transferred into a Coinbase cryptocurrency account belonging to McKee on Nov. 12, 2025, investigators said.
Police said the victims had fallen for a phone scam before the money w…
$158K Diamond Delivery Lands LI Man In Handcuffs, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after detectives said he knowingly received a package containing fraudulently purchased loose diamonds worth approximately $158,000, Nassau County police said.
Wilfredo Franco Ramirez, 42, of Franklin Square, was arrested at 7:08 p.m. on Friday, May 29, in Franklin Square, according to the Nassau County Police Department's Electronics Squad/Fraud & Forgery Section.
Detectives said Ramirez knowingly accepted a package containing natural loose diamonds that had been purchased through fraud. The diamonds were valued at approximately $158,000, police said.
Ra…
PA Officer Killed Responding To Call, Department Says
A police officer was killed while responding to an emergency call Friday, May 29, after her patrol vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Central Berks Police Officer Kristen Yeager, 42, a married mom of three from Boyertown, was responding with emergency lights and sirens activated when the crash occurred on West Philadelphia Avenue near Manatawny Road in Earl Township, state police said.
According to investigators, Yeager's patrol vehicle traveled off the paved portion of the roadway, crossed the grass shoulder, entered a ditch, and struck a tr…
