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Cocaine Found In DWI Stop On Long Island Lands 21-Year-Old In Cuffs: Police
A 21-year-old Long Island man was busted driving drunk with cocaine in his vehicle, police said.
Jorge Isaias Saavedra Chasi, of Sag Harbor, was traveling westbound on Pantigo Road through East Hampton around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
The passenger’s side headlamp on Saavedra Chasi’s 2011 Jeep was broken, and he was seen moving unsafely from his lane and crossing the white fog line, authorities said.
When cops pulled Saavedra Chasi over, they determined he was drunk and put him through field sobriety tests, which he failed, according to poli…
Causes Of Death In NY Quadruple Murder-Double Suicide Confirmed: Authorities
An official toxicology report confirmed a New York grandmother, mother, and four children all died from taking an over-the-counter sleep medication, authorities said Friday, Sept. 11.
Police said Amy Steadman, 64, and Sarah Myers, 44, gave Myers’ four children fatal doses of diphenhydramine, then took suicidal doses themselves, the Albany Times-Union reported.
The six relatives were all found dead inside a Mechanicville home on Tuesday, July 23. The four children — Harper Harmon, 13; Hudson Harmon, 11; and 10-year-old twins Gavin and Gracelynn Harmon — were due to visit their father, Brady …
Late-Night Montauk Beach Assault Lands Two Young Men In Handcuffs: Police
Two men were arrested for punching another man in the face during a light night incident on a Montauk beach, authorities said.
Anthony M. Caggiano, 27, and Anthony G. Gadaleta, 25, were charged with third-degree assault for the attack around 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, the East Hampton Police Department announced Monday, Sept. 7.
Both men punched an unidentified victim in the face at Bounce Beach, causing “a dental avulsion, tooth fracture, and multiple small lacerations about the face,” East Hampton police said.
Caggiano, of Selden, and Gadaleta, of Holtsville, were both arrested Thursday, …
Teen Survives Days On Overturned Boat In Frigid Sea After Brother, Cousin Die
A teen boy was rescued from an overturned boat in the Bering Sea after surviving for days without food or water while his brother and cousin died, officials said.
Derek Parker Aghnaanga was found sitting on top of a capsized skiff about four miles east of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 7, the Coast Guard said in a news release. The 15-year-old had been fishing for halibut with his older brother and cousin when the small boat overturned.
The three had left on Friday, Sept. 4, from Savoonga, a city on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska's News Source reported. …
$30K In Cosmetics Stolen From LI CVS Stores By Three-Person Crew: Police
A shoplifting trio stole $30,000 worth of cosmetics from three CVS locations across Long Island, police said Friday, Sept. 11.
Two men and one woman hit CVS in Bayport on Sunday, Aug. 23, then robbed a CVS in Halesite and a CVS in Nesconset the following Sunday, Aug. 30, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
In each robbery, the suspects targeted the stores’ cosmetic departments and stole around $30,000 worth of merchandise in total, according to investigators.
The crew was driving a silver car with Virginia license plate SUR 1950, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call…
LI Bank Robbery Suspects Captured — And Charged In Three More Thefts: Police
Two people have been arrested for robbing a Long Island bank and three more stores across the region, police said Friday, Sept. 11.
Randy Hill, 48, and Donna Hovanec, 45, were cuffed Thursday, Sept. 10 and held for arraignment on first- and third-degree robbery charges, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The two Bohemia residents were accused of four robberies:
Chase Bank at 39 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway in Commack on Friday, Aug. 14
Dollar Tree at 167 North Service Road in East Patchogue, on Sunday, Aug. 16
Dollar Tree at 2044 Route 112 in Medford on Saturday, Aug. 22
Starbucks a…
Get Special Stop & Shop Freebie To Celebrate National Guacamole Day: Here's How
Stop & Shop is celebrating a popular sidekick for tacos, burritos, and tortilla chips.
Customers can get a free container of Nature's Promise guacamole starting on Friday, Sept. 11. The promotion runs through Thursday, Sept. 17.
The offer celebrates National Guacamole Day, which falls on Wednesday, Sept. 16. According to Avocados From Mexico, guacamole was invented by the Aztecs between the 14th and 16th centuries by mashing avocados with a mortar and pestle, then adding ingredients like tomatoes, peppers, and salt.
The word "guacamole" is a combination of the Nahuatl words f…
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash
Hours before a training aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Massachusetts, killing both people aboard, one of the victims shared where he was headed that morning.
Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, posted on Facebook at 9:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, that he was flying to Northampton for the Three County Fair. Moore and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, were later identified as the victims on board the plane. Asbury's Facebook profile shows the two were dating. Both were killed in the crash.
Final post by Ken Moore
Ken Moore Facebook
About 12 hours after the post, the Piper P…
LI Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops
A Long Island man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside a hotel in Massachusetts, police said.
Brandon William Hampson, 55, stabbed Rachel Frislid, 62, to death inside her home in Sayville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 10.
Authorities found Hampson Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the French King Restaurant and Motel in Erving, MA around 9:15 p.m. smoking a cigarette, Worcester County (MA) District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said.
Officers ordered Hampson to surrender, but he …
Hit-And-Run LI Driver Who Sent Jogger To Hospital Also Fled Earlier Crash: Authorities
A Long Island woman who seriously injured a jogger and then sped off was involved in another hit-and-run collision minutes earlier, authorities said.
Heather Foster, 50, of West Sayville, was indicted Thursday, Sept. 10 on new charges in the case, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Foster had already been arrested and charged with striking a jogger on Brook Street in West Sayville around 5:30 a.m. on May 16, authorities said. Foster briefly stepped out of her vehicle, a 2021 Mazda CX5, to look at the unconscious victim on the ground, then returned to her car and drove off, …
