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LI Man Broke Protection Order To Steal Victim’s Car, Cops Say
A Long Island man stole a car from someone with an order of protection against him, police said Monday, Aug. 31.
Amin Jamal Ross, 37, of Middle Island, was arrested around 2 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28 in Montauk in possession of the stolen vehicle, the East Hampton Police Department said.
Cops found Ross near 1999 Montauk Highway with the car, which had been stolen from someone he was barred from contacting, according to police reports. East Hampton authorities did not provide additional information about the theft.
Ross was charged with third-degree possession of stolen property and second-degr…
Pedestrian Killed In Pickup Truck Crash On Long Island: Police
A Long Island pedestrian was killed while crossing a street early Sunday, Aug. 30, police said.
Wayne Conforti Jr., 37, of Flanders, was walking in Flanders Road around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when a 2016 Toyota Tacoma struck him in the roadway, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Cops responded to the scene and found Conforti lying in the road, near the intersection with Oak Avenue, suffering from serious physical injuries, authorities said. He was rushed to Peconic Bay Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators determined the Tacoma driver was traveling westbound on Fl…
Man Holds 2 Long Island Teens At Gunpoint, Steals E-Bike: Police
Two 15-year-old boys were held at gunpoint and robbed of an e-bike on Long Island, police said.
The teens were riding near Bayview Avenue in Inwood at about 9:34 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, when a man approached them, displayed a handgun, and demanded the e-bike, Nassau County Police said.
Fearing for their lives, the boys handed it over, and the man rode away, according to detectives. Neither teen was injured.
Fourth Precinct officers later arrested Lavon Smith, 26, of Far Rockaway, following an investigation, police said. Officers also recovered a stolen firearm.
Smith is charged with first…
17 Animals Found Without Proper Care At Condemned NY Home: Sheriff
An animal complaint in New York led to misdemeanor charges against two people after authorities said 17 animals were not properly cared for at a condemned home.
The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office was called to Angel Road in Corinth at 2:42 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to Sheriff Jeffrey R. Brown.
The investigation resulted in the arrests of Shannon M. Long, 31, of Hadley, and Michael L. Bovee, 47, of Corinth, on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Each was charged with 17 counts of overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals by failing to provide proper sustenance, a Class A misdemeanor, the sher…
Woman Killed Crossing Long Island Street Identified: Police (Update)
The woman who was struck and killed while crossing a busy Long Island roadway Saturday night, Aug. 29, has been identified, police said.
Meghann Jones, 43, of East Farmingdale, was named Wednesday, Sept. 2 as the victim, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The crash happened in East Farmingdale at approximately 8:30 p.m., when Jones was walking west across Route 110 at Conklin Street, according to investigators.
She was struck by a southbound 2011 Hyundai Sonata, police said. Jones was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where she was pronounced…
Long Island Business Owner, Dad Dies After DWI Driver Hits Parked Car: Police
A Long Island business owner and father has died after a suspected drunk driver crashed into the parked car he was sitting in, police said.
James Baldassarri, 44, of Holtsville, was inside a 2025 Toyota parked outside 26 Wilson Drive in Middle Island when a 2017 Ford Taurus struck it around 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, Suffolk County Police said.
Baldassarri suffered serious injuries and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital. He died from those injuries, police announced Saturday, Aug. 29.
The Taurus driver, Noah Slusser, 21, of Medford, was charged with driving while intoxicate…
$10M Cocaine Bust In Long Island City Is Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man has been charged after authorities seized more than 580 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $10 million in what prosecutors called their largest single cocaine cache in 20 years.
Nelson Salcedo, 35, of Englewood, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, outside a self-storage facility in Long Island City, Queens, following a two-week investigation into high-level cocaine trafficking in New York City and New Jersey, according to the New York City Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA New Jersey Field Division, NYPD, New Jersey Sta…
