Long Island Man Becomes Combative With Cops After Arrest For Assaulting Woman, Police Say Long Island Man Becomes Combative With Cops After Arrest For Assaulting Woman, Police Say
Long Island Man Becomes Combative With Cops After Arrest For Assaulting Woman, Police Say A Long Island man became combative with officers after police say he assaulted a woman overnight. Nassau County Police Third Precinct officers responded to a disturbance in Garden City Park on the 100 block of 1st Street at around 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 26.  Upon arrival, it was determined that Jonathan Brooks, age 29, Bedford Avenue in Garden City Park, assaulted a female victim, Nassau County Police said.  The victim suffered multiple abrasions and lacerations to her body. She was transported to a local area hospital for treatment of her injuries.  Officers attempted to ta…
Long Island Man Sentenced For Killing Girlfriend Long Island Man Sentenced For Killing Girlfriend
Long Island Man Sentenced For Killing Girlfriend A Long Island man has been sentenced for strangling his girlfriend to death and then slitting her throat to make it look like a suicide. Nassau County Acting District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that Sixto Tapia-Angeles, age 28, of Hempstead was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Friday, Nov. 19. Tapia-Angeles pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in September, Smith said. “After strangling his girlfriend to death, this defendant devised a haphazard and brutal plan to deceive police, slitting her throat and cutting his own wrist to conceal a murder and create the appearance …
Family Didn't See Any 'Red Flags' About Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito's Mother Says Family Didn't See Any 'Red Flags' About Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito's Mother Says
Family Didn't See Any 'Red Flags' About Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito's Mother Says Gabby Petito's mother, Long Island resident Nichole Schmidt, said in a new interview that the family did not see "red flags" in Petito's relationship with Brian Laundrie prior to her disappearance. In an interview with Dr. Oz, Petito's parents and stepparents discussed the grief they have experienced since her disappearance and death and their hope to shine a light on issues such as domestic violence. "I don't know why Gabby didn't open up to me about certain things," Nichole Schmidt said in the interview. "We just didn't see any red flags." Please tune in to Dr. Oz tomorrow, as the fa…
Ex-Husband Of Popular TV Reporter Sentenced In Hudson Valley Domestic Violence Case Ex-Husband Of Popular TV Reporter Sentenced In Hudson Valley Domestic Violence Case
Ex-Husband Of Popular TV Reporter Sentenced In Hudson Valley Domestic Violence Case The ex-husband of a popular Hudson Valley TV reporter has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for domestic violence. Orange County resident Sean Doyle, age 38, of Cornwall, was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 16 in connection with crimes related to domestic violence against News 12 reporter Blaise Gomez, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. On Monday, May 10, Doyle pled guilty to the crimes of coercion, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.  Doyle had been arrested in March 2019, after Gomez cal…
'It's Still Shocking,' Says Gabby Petito's Mom, Sharing Heartbreaking Message 'It's Still Shocking,' Says Gabby Petito's Mom, Sharing Heartbreaking Message
'It's Still Shocking,' Says Gabby Petito's Mom, Sharing Heartbreaking Message Gabby Petito's mother, Nichole Schmidt, has shared a message expressing her grief after seeing a recommendation for a show about her daughter's story.  "When you turn on Hulu, and your daughter's story is the recommended show to watch," Nichole Schmidt tweeted on Sunday, Nov. 7. "It’s still shocking, feels like I’m outside looking in, this cannot be our life.  "We must keep going!!" When you turn on Hulu, and your daughters story is the recommended show to watch. It’s still shocking, feels like I’m outside looking in, this cannot be our life. 😭💔 We must keep going!! 💪🏻🦋🌻@josephpeti…
New, Large-Scale Gabby Petito Mural Offers Hope Of Healing New, Large-Scale Gabby Petito Mural Offers Hope Of Healing
New, Large-Scale Gabby Petito Mural Offers Hope Of Healing A new wall mural of Gabby Petito on Long Island captures your attention as soon as you see the vibrant colors and sharp blue eyes that take up a wall in the downtown area where the young smiling woman grew up. Located on Montauk Highway in Blue Point, in Suffolk County, the mural is a message of healing to the family and to victims of domestic violence from local muralist Tess Parker. Painting in times of pain is nothing new for Parker, age 30, of East Islip.  An art therapist, as well as a painter, she has spent years putting paint on a brush to offer healing to hundreds over the yea…
Nassau County Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Sister's Boyfriend, DA Says Nassau County Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Sister's Boyfriend, DA Says
Nassau County Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Sister's Boyfriend, DA Says A Long Island man has been sentenced for fatally stabbing his sister's boyfriend in 2018. Roy Christmas, age 40, of Hempstead, was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 27, to 19 years in prison in the death of William Pinckney, according to Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith. Christmas pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on Wednesday, Sept. 15, Smith said.  “William Pinckney was a loving father who was senselessly stabbed to death when he came to the aid of his girlfriend after she was punched by her brother,” Smith said. “This was a truly senseless killing a…
Nassau County Man Accused Of Attacking Two Women, Causing 'Severe' Injuries Nassau County Man Accused Of Attacking Two Women, Causing 'Severe' Injuries
Nassau County Man Accused Of Attacking Two Women, Causing 'Severe' Injuries A Long Island man is facing charges after police said he assaulted a 52-year-old woman and her 85-year-old mother. David Miller, age 51, was arrested in the incident that occurred at 10:10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15 in Massapequa Park, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said Miller was arguing with the 52-year-old and the 85-year-old when the argument escalated and Miller began to punch the 52-year-old in the face. Police said Miller, who is from Massapequa Park, wrapped his hands around the woman's throat, restricting her breathing, and said he was going to kill her. The…
Gabby Petito Was In Tears, Laundrie 'Visibly Angry' The Last Time She Was Seen In Public Gabby Petito Was In Tears, Laundrie 'Visibly Angry' The Last Time She Was Seen In Public
Gabby Petito Was In Tears, Laundrie 'Visibly Angry' The Last Time She Was Seen In Public The last time Gabby Petito was seen in public before her disappearance she was in tears and very distraught as her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie yelled at the staff of a restaurant in Jackson, Wyoming, according to eyewitness accounts. Petito, of Blue Point, in Suffolk County on Long Island, was found dead weeks later, strangled to death among the rocks of the Spread Creek Dispersed Campground in Teton County in Wyoming. Related Story: 'Garbage': Gabby Petito's Mother Outraged By Laundrie Family Statement On Cause Of Death The incident at the Merry Piglets Tex-Mex restaurant was described by …
Police Called To Laundrie Home Day Before Gabby Petito Reported Missing Police Called To Laundrie Home Day Before Gabby Petito Reported Missing
Police Called To Laundrie Home Day Before Gabby Petito Reported Missing Police were called to the Florida home of Brian Laundrie twice on the day before his 22-year-old girlfriend and fellow Long Island native Gabby Petito was reported missing, according to records released to multiple news outlets after Freedom of Information Act requests were filed. On Friday, Sept. 10, officers in the City of North Port in Sarasota County responded to a “public service call" at around 4 p.m. before returning against around 6:30 p.m. that day, according to the Independent. Both calls were later classified as “problem settled.” North Port Police had been called by Gabby P…
New Dispatch Audio Reveals Cops In Utah Were Told Brian Laundrie Hit Gabby Petito New Dispatch Audio Reveals Cops In Utah Were Told Brian Laundrie Hit Gabby Petito
New Dispatch Audio Reveals Cops In Utah Were Told Brian Laundrie Hit Gabby Petito New dispatch audio shows that police in Utah who pulled over Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito knew before they stop that he had allegedly hit her and they may have violated protocol when they did not arrest him. The audio of the dispatch call contradicts reports from officers in Moab City, Utah, they were unaware of a call from a person who said they had witnessed Laundrie slapping Petito. "RP (reporting party) states seeing a male hit a female, domestic," the dispatcher told police at around 4.38 pm local time, according to the audio obtained by Fox News 13, KSTU in Salt Lake City, Utah…
Alert Issued For Man Convicted In Suffolk County Who's Among NY's Most Wanted Alert Issued For Man Convicted In Suffolk County Who's Among NY's Most Wanted
Alert Issued For Man Convicted In Suffolk County Who's Among NY's Most Wanted Authorities have issued an alert for a man convicted of charges on Long Island who is among the state's most wanted fugitives. Kaeshon Darby, age 24, was convicted in Suffolk County of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Darby also has pending domestic violence-related charges in the county, and he recently fled police to avoid apprehension, the department reported. Authorities described Darby as being 5-foot-9 and 239 pounds. Anyone …