Elderly Victims Lost Thousands In LI Man’s Check Fraud Scheme: Police Elderly Victims Lost Thousands In LI Man’s Check Fraud Scheme: Police
Elderly Victims Lost Thousands In LI Man’s Check Fraud Scheme: Police A Long Island man scammed two elderly victims out of thousands of dollars in a bad check scheme, police said. Kacper Kusnierz, 34, of Middle Island, was part of a larger scam operation that ensnared at least two men outside Long Island, the Suffolk County Police Department said Wednesday, July 15. Kusnierz cashed fraudulent checks at TD Bank branches in Mount Sinai and Medford on Jan. 27 and Jan. 30 in 2025, according to investigators. After authorities learned of the scam, Kusnierz was arrested Wednesday at the police station in Bay Shore, cops said. He was charged with first-degree ident…
2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police 2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police
2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police A 23-year-old man is accused of threatening two young girls with a knife before trying to sexually assault them at Kettletown State Park, where police said the girls fought back with rocks, escaped, and found help from other visitors. Darius Moreno, of Southbury, was arrested after the attack, which happened around 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Southbury park, according to a report from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Environmental Conservation Police. Investigators said the girls were hiking along Kettletown Brook when Moreno came up behind one of them, put he…
LI Gas Station Bandit Gets Decades In Prison After Wild Cadillac Getaway: Authorities LI Gas Station Bandit Gets Decades In Prison After Wild Cadillac Getaway: Authorities
LI Gas Station Bandit Gets Decades In Prison After Wild Cadillac Getaway: Authorities A Long Island man convicted of holding up a gas station — and two prior felonies — has learned his fate. Marion Maupin, 33, of Ridge, got 20 years to life for his latest crime, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday, July 15. Maupin led a two-man team that robbed a Shell station in Yaphank around 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, according to police. His accomplice, Raiquan Davis, watched the door while Maupin pointed a loaded handgun at the clerk’s head, investigators said. After Maupin took cash from the register, he and Davis fled the scene in a white Cadillac, authoriti…
Morning Home Invasion In Nassau County Leads To Quick Arrest: Police Morning Home Invasion In Nassau County Leads To Quick Arrest: Police
Morning Home Invasion In Nassau County Leads To Quick Arrest: Police A Long Island man was arrested for a home invasion on Tuesday morning, July 14, police said. Muneshwer Udit, 53, of Valley Stream, broke into another residence in the town around 9 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Udit took “assorted items” from the house and fled the scene, but police quickly identified him as a suspect and announced his arrest Wednesday, July 15, according to authorities. Cops arrested Udit without incident, and he was charged with second-degree burglary and fourth-degree criminal mischief for damaging the property, cops said. His arraignment was set for W…
Nassau Man Swipes Cash-Filled Safe From High-End Shoe Shop: Police Nassau Man Swipes Cash-Filled Safe From High-End Shoe Shop: Police
Nassau Man Swipes Cash-Filled Safe From High-End Shoe Shop: Police A Long Island man busted into a designer shoe store and stole a safe, police said. Frank Cirillo, 54, of Valley Stream, was arrested Tuesday, July 14 for the break-in at Jildor Shoes in Cedarhurst back on Thursday, June 25, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cirillo broke into the shop around 7:30 p.m. and removed a “large safe” with cash inside, investigators said. He got away for slightly over two weeks before detectives identified him as a suspect and arrested him, according to authorities. Following his arrest, Cirillo was charged with third-degree burglary, police said. His arr…
8-Year-Old Girl Seriously Hurt Crossing LI Street With Woman: Police 8-Year-Old Girl Seriously Hurt Crossing LI Street With Woman: Police
8-Year-Old Girl Seriously Hurt Crossing LI Street With Woman: Police An 8-year-old girl was seriously hurt when she was struck by a van on Tuesday, July 14, police announced.  The crash happened when a woman and the child were crossing the street at the intersection of Wellwood Avenue and Spiegelhagen Street in North Lindenhurst at approximately 2:34 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, police said. Patrice Mitchem, 62, of Amityville, was driving a 2010 Chrysler van westbound on Spiegelhagen Street when she turned left onto Wellwood Avenue and struck the two pedestrians, according to investigators. An 8-year-old Lindenhurst was taken to Good Samaritan University Ho…
Massachusetts Man Guilty In Scheme Linked To Armed Iranian Drones Used In Killing 3 US Troops Massachusetts Man Guilty In Scheme Linked To Armed Iranian Drones Used In Killing 3 US Troops
Massachusetts Man Guilty In Scheme Linked To Armed Iranian Drones Used In Killing 3 US Troops A Massachusetts man has been convicted of helping send sensitive American technology to Iran through a years-long export scheme tied to the country's military drone program, federal authorities announced on Tuesday, July 14. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 43, of Natick, was convicted by a federal jury in Boston after a 14-day trial on Monday, July 13, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced. He was found guilty of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, along with two additional export-relat…
Search Underway After Reported Drowning At NY State Park (DEVELOPING) Search Underway After Reported Drowning At NY State Park (DEVELOPING)
Search Underway After Reported Drowning At NY State Park (Developing) A large-scale search is underway after a reported drowning at a New York State Park with a popular campground on Tuesday afternoon, July 14, State Police announced. Troopers responded to Little Sodus Bay at Fair Haven State Park in Cayuga County at approximately 3:30 p.m., following a report of a drowning, police said. Multiple agencies are searching the water, including the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, Wayne County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, Fair Haven Fire Department boat team, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team…
Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash
Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash An off-duty Bridgeport police officer and his passenger were killed when their motorcycle collided head-on with a Jeep, leaving the other driver hospitalized with serious injuries. Cooper Whiteside, 38, of Danbury, and Brittany Islami, 34, of New Milford, died in the 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 13, crash on Sugar Hollow Road in Danbury, according to police. Danbury officers arrived to find Whiteside, who was riding the Harley-Davidson, and Islami dead in the roadway. The Jeep Compass sustained severe front-end damage. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was rushed to Danbury Hospital wit…
Match Madness: Nassau Woman Tosses Lit Matches During Domestic Blowup, Police Say Match Madness: Nassau Woman Tosses Lit Matches During Domestic Blowup, Police Say
Match Madness: Nassau Woman Tosses Lit Matches During Domestic Blowup, Police Say A Long Island woman threatening to burn her house down and throwing lit matches inside was arrested Monday, July 13, police said. Rose Yee, 68, was handcuffed following a domestic disturbance at a home in Valley Stream, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops responded to the disturbance call around 8:40 p.m. Monday and found Yee involved in a verbal argument with a 68-year-old man, investigators said. Yee “became irate and began to throw lit matches at the victim,” police said. Yee then threatened to burn the house down and lit an item of clothing on fire in front of the residence,…
8-Year-Old Drives Long Island Grandma's SUV, Injuring Her With Car Door: Police 8-Year-Old Drives Long Island Grandma's SUV, Injuring Her With Car Door: Police
8-Year-Old Drives Long Island Grandma's SUV, Injuring Her With Car Door: Police A grandmother was seriously injured after her 8-year-old grandson got into her SUV and drove it down a driveway in New York on Monday morning, police said. The crash happened on Gulf Street in Lindenhurst at approximately 10 a.m. Monday, July 13, Suffolk County Police said. The child got into his grandmother's parked 2016 Honda in the driveway of a Wellwood Avenue home and pushed the start button, police said. As the SUV rolled down the driveway, the grandmother tried to get inside to stop it, police said. The driver's side door struck the woman, causing her to fall and hit her head on t…
Gunfire On Southern State Parkway In Nassau Befuddles State Police, Troopers Ask Public’s Help Gunfire On Southern State Parkway In Nassau Befuddles State Police, Troopers Ask Public’s Help
Gunfire On Southern State Parkway In Nassau Befuddles State Police, Troopers Ask Public’s Help Gunshots were fired on the Southern State Parkway early Sunday, July 12, and police are searching for more information. The shooting occurred in the eastbound lanes near Exit 28/28A in Wantagh around 3 a.m., New York State Police said. The eastbound lanes were closed between Wantagh State Parkway (Exit 27N) and New York State Route 135 (Exit 28A) for several hours on Sunday morning. However, authorities had little additional information about the gunfire and put out a call for help on Monday, July 13. “Investigators are requesting the public’s assistance regarding this incident,” state pol…