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21-Year-Old LI Woman Hit With Four Child Porn Charges, State Police Say
A young Long Island woman was arrested for possessing child porn on Thursday, Sept. 3, police said.
Taylor Hope Culkin, 21, of Lake Ronkonkoma, was arrested following an investigation, according to New York State Police, who did not provide additional information in the case.
Culkin was hit with four counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child under age 16, state police said. She was released ahead of her arraignment, which is set for Thursday, Sept. 24, according to authorities.
The case was first reported back on May 29, according to a state police report.
LI Driver Who Recorded Himself Going 121 MPH Before Deadly Crash Pleads Guilty: DA
A Long Island man who was driving 121 mph and recording his actions on his phone before causing a deadly car crash has pleaded guilty, authorities said.
Felix Pantaleon, 24, of Lindenhurst, copped to one count of second-degree manslaughter on Friday, Sept. 4, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. He is expected to get a four- to 12-year prison sentence, according to authorities.
Reynaldo Collado, 49, of West Babylon, was killed in the wreck on Sept. 22, 2024, officials said.
“Vehicles become lethal weapons in the hands of those who treat them like toys,” District Attorney Ra…
After Eight-Year Fight, Nassau Business Owner Finally Coughs Up $400K Unpaid Wages: DA
A Long Island business owner was finally forced to pay more than $400,000 he owed employees following an eight-year battle, authorities said Friday, Sept. 4.
Richard Scores, owner of Westbury Fish, owed $435,000 in unpaid wages to 38 employees and agreed to repay them in a January 2017 plea deal, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
But Scores dodged the restitution payments for eight years, until authorities “took action against Scores’ assets” and forced the repayments in June 2026, the DA’s office said.
The action against Scores was the largest case in a countywide effort …
Child Porn Found At Long Island Home Leads To Arrest: Authorities
Child porn found on devices in a Long Island home led to a resident’s arrest Friday, Sept. 4, police said.
Josue Duran, 33, of Riverhead, was booked for promotion and possession of a sexual performance by a child, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force tipped off Suffolk County cops about child porn at Duran’s address in Riverhead, investigators said. Officers searched Duran’s home Friday morning and recovered multiple cellphones, cops said.
Duran’s arraignment was set for later Friday, according to online court records, which listed an “…
One Email Cost A Nassau County Business $160K In Cross-Country Scam: Police
A fraudster stole $160,000 from a Long Island business while operating from the other side of the country through an email scam, police said Friday, Sept. 4.
Dwayne Stewart, 51, of Oregon, was arraigned Friday for second-degree grand larceny in the scheme, which dated to late 2022, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Between Oct. 12, 2022, and Nov. 23, 2022, an unidentified Long Island business employee got an email that all their business’s online payment transfers were to go to a new Bank of America account, investigators said.
The employee complied and sent three payments totallin…
Drunk LI Driver, 67, Hit Sign, Kept Going — Then Flipped Lexus Into Fence: Cops
An elderly drunk driver on Long Island flipped her vehicle after crashing into a sign and a fence, police said.
Carolyn Magliochetti, 67, of Sag Harbor, was arrested at the scene Thursday night, Sept. 3, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Magliochetti was driving a 2019 Lexus on Noyack Road near Valley Road in Sag Harbor around 7 p.m. Thursday when she left the street and crashed into a street sign, investigators said. Magliochetti shrugged it off and continued down the road, then left the pavement again and hit a fence, cops said.
After striking the fence, Magliochetti’s vehicle…
Creep Flashed 5-Year-Old Girl, Mom Inside Nassau County Marshalls: Police
A Long Island man exposed his genitals to a 5-year-old girl and her mother inside a Marshalls store, police said.
Rory Anderson, 32, of Freeport, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 3 for the incident that occurred back on Wednesday, July 29, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The 5-year-old girl was inside the Marshalls on Sunrise Highway in Freeport when she noticed a man, since identified as Anderson, exposing his genitals, cops said. She immediately told her mother, who then called the cops, according to authorities.
Following an extensive investigation, Anderson was arrested and charg…
Wife Raised Alarm Before Husband Was Found Dead Beneath Long Island Dock: Police
A New York City man visiting Shelter Island with his family has died after going for a morning swim, police said.
Spencer M. Korwin, 38, of Manhattan, was found dead Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 2 under a dock in Shelter Island Sound near Crescent Beach, the Shelter Island Police Department said.
Korwin was last seen alive around 8 a.m. Wednesday, when he left the same dock for his swim, police said. Korwin was staying at a hotel on the island with his family, authorities said.
But when he didn’t return from the swim, Korwin’s wife told the hotel staff, who contacted emergency services aroun…
78-Year-Old Nassau Pedestrian Killed By Driver High On Coke And Weed, Authorities Say
A Long Island man was high on cocaine and marijuana when he killed an elderly woman in a car crash earlier this year, authorities said Thursday, Sept. 3.
Niall Duignan, 24, of Oceanside, was indicted Thursday on nine charges in the crash that killed Patricia Pfaus, 78, in Oceanside, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Cops initially said Pfaus was seriously injured in the collision at Weidner Avenue and Long Beach Road on Thursday, June 18, but she has since died from her injuries, according to the DA’s office and an obituary from Torres Funeral Home.
“Patricia’s loved ones …
Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased
Crime fell across New York in 2026, with new state data showing declines in overall offenses, violent crime, robberies, murders, and property crime in communities across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
The 28 police departments participating in New York's Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative reported a 7 percent decrease in index crime during the first five months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said on Thursday, Sept. 3.
Those departments reported 29,654 index crimes from January through May, down from 31,752 during t…
‘The View’ Star’s Hamptons Home Sold For $5.65 Million — Barely Half Initial Price
Joy Behar took a steep discount to finally offload her Hamptons mansion.
Behar, the 83-year-old co-host of “The View,” sold her Sag Harbor property for $5.65 million — just more than half the initial $10.95 million asking price — on Thursday, Aug. 28, Realtor.com reported.
After the initial listing, Behar steadily dropped the price over the course of 2025, then briefly raised it back to $6.995 million in early 2026, according to Realtor.com. Despite setting the stage for potential renovations, Behar eventually again dropped the price.
A nearby house, albeit with more modern upgrades, sold …
Estranged Husband Admits Murdering Mother-In-Law Outside Nassau Birthday Party: Authorities
A Long Island man admitted to murdering his estranged mother-in-law on Thursday, Sept. 3, authorities said.
Erick Corado Gonzalez, 29, of Glen Cove, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for stabbing 51-year-old Ana Espinoza to death outside a restaurant in September 2024, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Gonzalez was estranged from his wife and her family at the time and was not invited to the wife’s birthday celebration on Sept. 28, 2024, at La Candela II restaurant in West Hempstead, investigators said.
But as the revelers were leaving in the early hours of Sept. 29, …
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages
If your favorite AI chatbot suddenly stopped answering Thursday morning, Sept. 3, you weren't alone.
Tens of thousands of users reported problems with some of the world's biggest artificial intelligence platforms as ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini all saw spikes in outage complaints, according to Downdetector.
OpenAI's ChatGPT appeared to take the biggest hit.
More than 37,000 outage reports had been filed for the service by around 11 a.m. ET, Forbes reported, citing Downdetector. Reports began surging after 9 a.m. and climbed sharply around 11 a.m.
OpenAI confirmed it was investigating…
Nassau Contractor Pocketed $68K For Home Makeover, Never Lifted A Hammer: Cops
A fraudulent Long Island contractor took $68,000 for a home improvement project, then never did any work, police said.
Brian Draizin, 65, of Boynton Beach, FL, first struck the deal with a 38-year-old homeowner in December 2024, the Nassau County Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 3.
Draizin owned and ran Next Generation Modular Homes & Additions Inc. in Farmingdale and cashed a $68,512 check from the victim, police said. But he never even started any renovations or work on the client’s home, according to authorities.
After trying to contact Draizin numerous times over the next 18 …
Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police
A Pennsylvania trucker transporting horses for slaughter in Canada has been arrested in New York, police said.
Robert M. Seitz, of Lewistown, PA, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 on U.S. Route 11 south of De Kalb, NY, according to state police. Inside his trailer, troopers found multiple horses “tagged for transport to Canada for slaughter,” investigators said.
New York State Police had been investigating a facility in Pennsylvania, Rotz’s Livestock in Shippensburg, owned by Bruce Rotz, according to authorities. They received a complaint on Friday, Aug. 28 about Rotz truc…
