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Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say
A Hudson Valley man who Connecticut prosecutors say used Snapchat and TikTok to manipulate teenage girls into sexual abuse schemes has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison.
James Pagliaro, 27, of Middletown, New York, was sentenced Thursday, May 8, in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
Federal investigators said Pagliaro spent months targeting minors through social media apps. Prosecutors said he sent sexually explicit messages and photos of himself to thousands of underage girls between April 2024 and Mar…
Cars Engulfed In Flames In Nassau Parking Lot, Arson Suspect Arrested: Police
A Long Island man set fire to several cars in a parking lot early Sunday, May 10, then was also tied to three prior arson incidents after his arrest, police said.
Elder Lopez Avalos, 27, was detained shortly after the cars were found on fire at Municipal Parking Field 1 near 32 Smith Street in Freeport, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops responded around 1:30 a.m. Sunday to a call about multiple vehicles on fire in the lot, authorities said. They observed “several vehicles engulfed in flames.”
Lopez Avalos, of Baldwin, was located a short distance from the scene and arrested wi…
Passed Out In Middle Of Road, LI Man Busted For DWI: Police
A Long Island driver who passed out behind the wheel in the middle of the road was arrested early Sunday, May 10 for DWI, police said.
Peter Weeks, 47, was found asleep in his vehicle in the middle of Baycrest Avenue in East Quogue around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Officers had responded to a call about a running vehicle not moving in the roadway and arrived to find Weeks, a Woodmere resident, asleep in the driver’s seat, according to police.
Cops determined Weeks was drunk and hauled him to police headquarters, where he was held on a DWI charge ahead of…
Crypto-Fueled Rage Leaves Two Teslas Smashed At Nassau County Showroom: Police
A New York man is accused of damaging two Tesla vehicles after storming into a dealership demanding the return of a hard drive supposedly filled with cryptocurrency, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, May 10.
Travis Dubshinski, 39, of Jefferson, New York, entered the Tesla Motors showroom at 1350 Corporate Drive in Westbury around 10:15 a.m. and demanded staff return the hard drive to him, according to detectives.
Employees told Dubshinski they had never seen him before and could not help him, police said.
Dubshinski allegedly became irate, left the showroom, and retrieved an ice…
Cocaine, Ketamine Seized In Long Island Bust; 2 Arrested, Police Say
Two Long Island residents were arrested after detectives recovered cocaine and ketamine during a narcotics investigation at a home.
The investigation happened Friday, May 9, at 5:20 p.m. at 24 Garden Place in Merrick, where Nicholas Francis, 29, and Jaime Bunting, 27, were arrested without incident, Nassau County police said.
Detectives recovered 28.1 grams of a substance believed to be cocaine and a pink substance believed to be ketamine inside the residence, police said. The investigation also focused on multiple narcotics sales conducted on multiple dates.
Francis and Bu…
