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LI Dealer Admits Supplying Crack To 14-Year-Old Sex Trafficking Victim In Plea Deal
A Long Island man pleaded guilty to giving crack cocaine to a 14-year-old girl as part of a sprawling sex trafficking case on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Robert Knowles, 64, of Bay Shore, cut a plea deal in the case, copping to child endangerment in exchange for a 364-day jail term, Newsday reported. He faced a top count of second-degree rape, which he repeatedly denied.
Knowles also took a plea deal in a separate drug distribution case, which carries a seven-year prison sentence at a hearing next Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to online court records and a previous Newsday report.
Legal trouble fo…
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31.
Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank.
"Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…
LI Man Turned Two Phony Checks Into A $66K Windfall From Nassau Victims, Cops Say
A Long Island man stole $66,000 from another local resident and a credit union by depositing two fake checks, police said.
Richard Almonte, 37, of Copiague, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 1 for fraudulent transactions that happened back in January, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Almonte deposited one fake check at a Capital One bank in Plandome Manor on Jan. 7, then another at Four Leaf Federal Credit Union in Baldwin on Jan. 29, investigators said. The checks were worth a combined $66,000, according to authorities.
His actions cost an unidentified Nassau County victim and the cred…
Prostitution Charges Follow Community Complaints, Long Island Massage Parlor Raid: Police
Two women were arrested during a raid at a Commack massage parlor following community complaints, Suffolk County Police said.
Second Precinct Crime Section officers, working with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and ordinance inspector, investigated ACU Therapy at 283 Commack Road, Suite 212, on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Sirong Ke, 47, of Flushing, was charged with two counts each of unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and prostitution, a misdemeanor, police said.
Zhirong Cui, 54, also of Flushing, was charged with unauthorized practice of a profession and prostitution.
Town of Hu…
Money Stolen From Parked Car On Long Island, Suspect Nabbed Weeks Later: Police
A Long Island man has been arrested for snatching cash out of a parked car in the Hamptons, police said.
Raymond O’Brien, 47, of Bridgehampton, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 1 for the theft back on Sunday, July 12, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
The money was removed from a vehicle that was parked in Bridgehampton, and Southampton cops began investigating the theft, authorities said. After canvassing the area and looking for video and witnesses to the crime, they identified O’Brien as the thief, police said.
O’Brien was charged with third-degree grand larceny and held overnight…
