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NJ Teacher Had Baby With Student She Sexually Assaulted For Years: Report
A 34-year-old Cape May County, NJ elementary school teacher was arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a student living in her home, with whom she shares a child with, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. UPDATE: New Details Emerge In Case Of Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Former Student Laura Caron, a fifth grade teacher at Middle Township Elementary School, had a relationship with the student, who was born in 2005, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Chief Michael Emmer in conjunction with Chief Tracey Super, of the Middle Township …
Police & Fire
Bloody Children Flee Home Calling 911 After Man Slashes Mom: Nassau Police
A Uniondale man is accused of slashing a woman with a knife and attacking a child who tried to intervene, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Milton Mendez, 45, was arrested after a violent altercation in a Uniondale home that unfolded late Tuesday night, authorities said. The incident began around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 7, when Mendez and a 39-year-old woman began arguing inside the residence. The argument escalated, and Mendez allegedly grabbed a kitchen knife, slashing the woman multiple times in the face and hands, causing significant blood loss, according to detecti…
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Bullet Narrowly Misses TV Viewer During Domestic Violence Shooting At Long Island Home
A Long Island man is accused of shooting into a home occupied by his girlfriend and several children. Joaquin Franco, age 42, of Brentwood, was indicted for criminal possession of a weapon and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Nov. 18, stemming from a shooting at a Central Islip residence. Prosecutors said the victim and her two children were visiting her parents in Central Islip on Sunday, Oct. 20, when the family heard a loud bang from outside. One resident ran upstairs and discovered that a bullet had entered the home, penetrating several walls, a television, and a chi…
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Man Accused Of Exposing Self To 9-Year-Old In East Meadow
A Long Island man who was previously accused of exposing himself to a young girl is now charged with possessing child pornography. Jhonatan Fuentes, age 29, of East Meadow, was arrested Friday, Oct. 11, after an investigation revealed he was in possession of child pornography, Nassau County Police said. He was charged with ten counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child under 16 and was released with an appearance ticket to Nassau County Court. Earlier Report: 29-Year-Old Accused Of Exposing Himself To Girl In East Meadow The arrest came months after Fuentes was accused o…
Police & Fire
Man Exposes Himself To 11-Year-Old Girl At West Hempstead Park, Police Say
A man is accused of exposing himself to a girl at a Long Island park. Nassau County Police were called about a man committing a lewd act at West Hempstead’s Halls Pond Park, located on Nassau Boulevard, at around 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. An 11-year-old girl told her father that she witnessed a man inappropriately touching himself. The father also witnessed the incident. Officers located the suspect, 31-year-old Avigdor Goldemberg, a short time later at his Collins Lane residence, roughly two blocks away from the park. Goldemberg is charged with public lewdness and endangering the welfar…
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Man's 'Horrific' Stabbing Attack On Ex-GF In Front Of Children On Long Island Nets 15 Years
A Long Island man will spend over a decade in prison for brutally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in front of their horrified children. Jorge Guevara, age 49, of Bay Shore, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 4, after a jury convicted him of attempted assault and related charges. According to prosecutors, Guevara and the victim got into an argument on March 28, 2023, and he threatened her with a knife. The two struggled over the weapon before Guevara grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed the woman in her neck and shoulder repeatedly. Earli…
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Accused Of Committing Lewd Act While Naked, Watching Girls
A Long Island man has been accused of committing a lewd act while watching two girls through a window in his home. The alleged incident happened around on Friday, Aug. 30 in Islip Terrace. A family member of the girls reported to police that the man was naked and committing the act while watching the minors, from the window of his home, located on Sunrise Highway (Route 27). Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives, Joseph Zink, wage 59, of Islip Terrace, as arrested today at approximately 3:50 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2. Zink was charged with: …
Police & Fire
Worker Accused Of Taking Pictures Of Child In Dressing Room Of Long Island Store
An employee at a Long Island store has been accused of taking pictures of a young girl as she changed her clothes in a dressing room. The suspect was working as an employee at Burlington in Commack, located at 108 Veterans Memorial Highway, when he reached his cell phone under a changing room door and surveilled the girl at approximately 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, according to Suffolk County Police. The girl saw the cell phone and told her parents, who were also in the store. The parents confronted the worker, William Veitch-Canete, age 27, of Commack, and then ca…
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Trio Recruits Own Kids To Steal From Nassau County Macy's, Police Say
Three people are accused of recruiting their own children to help them steal from a Macy’s store on Long Island. The incident happened in East Garden City, at Roosevelt Field Mall, shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. According to Nassau County Police, a security guard stopped two women and a man who left the store while concealing dozens of items that weren't paid for. The trio were accompanied by three children, ages 3, 10, and 13. Together, the group stole 67 pieces of merchandise by concealing items inside bags and a stroller, police said. The following suspects were arrested with…
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Burger King Incident Leads To Arrest Of Man For Acts Of Public Lewdness On Long Island
A man has been accused of committing multiple acts of public lewdness on Long Island. Suffolk County Police Department Fourth Precinct Patrol officers responded to Burger King on Portion Road in Ronkonkoma at around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, after two female employees reported a man committing a lewd act in plain sight in the parking lot. The man fled the scene shortly after, police added. After an extensive canvass of the area, officers located and arrested Ronald Richardson III, age 43, who police say is homeless. Following an investigation by Fourth S…
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'Irate' Passenger Exposes Himself To Girls, Man Aboard Nassau County Bus, Police Say
A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly exposing himself to two minors on a Long Island bus. The incident happened in Cedarhurst, on an MTA bus that was traveling near Rockaway Turnpike and Rugby Road, at around 9:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19. Nassau County Police said a 30-year-old man and two girls, ages 17 and 7, were riding on the bus when another passenger “became irate,” pulled his pants down, and exposed himself to the victims. The suspect, 61-year-old Dwight Poorman, of Far Rockaway, Queens, then threatened them with a stick, police said. Nobody was injured. Poorman was arres…
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Crash: Greenport Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car In Riverhead, Police Say
A man has been accused of driving drunk with three children in the car after a hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The incident happened around 8:10 p.m. in Riverhead. Greenport resident Juan L. Arevalo-Lopez, age 22, crashed a white Honda Civic on Old Country Road before fleeing the scene, according to Riverhead Police Department. Responding officers found Arevalo-Lopez to be intoxicated while his 1-year-old daughter, and two boys -- ages 9 and 10 -- were inside the vehicle, said police. Arevalo-Lopez was charged with: Driving while intoxicated, under Leandra's Law; Three cou…
Police & Fire
North Merrick Man Accused Of Exposing Himself To Girl In Parking Lot Of North Bellmore CVS
A man is facing multiple charges after police say he exposed himself to a child outside a Long Island CVS. According to Nassau County Police, Darwin Taylor, 72, from North Merrick, was at CVS in North Bellmore located at 2660 Jerusalem Ave, where a 14-year-old girl witnessed him exposing himself and touching his genitals in the parking lot. After a thorough investigation, Taylor was located and placed under arrest without incident. Taylor was charged with: Public lewdness, Indecent exposure, Endangering the welfare of a child. He was released on an Appearance Ticket returnabl…
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Hampton Bays HS Teacher Accused Of Sending Inappropriate Texts To Student
A Long Island high school teacher has been accused of sending inappropriate texts to a student. On Monday, July 15, Southampton Town Police Department received a walk-in complaint of the inappropriate relationship between a student at Hampton Bays High School and a member of the faculty During the interview with the juvenile, detectives learned that there was an inappropriate texting relationship between the student and the teacher, Southampton Town Police Department said. No allegations of a physical relationship were made. Detectives spok…
Police & Fire
Long Island Church Leader Raped Girl For Years: Police
Police arrested a man who served as a leader at multiple Long Island churches after he allegedly sexually abused a child for nearly five years. Jose Wilfredo Vazquez Cardoza, age 49 of Uniondale, was arrested on Wednesday, July 10, Nassau County Police announced. Starting in August 2011, Cardoza reportedly had sexual relations with a 12-year-old girl at Iglesia Cristiana Unida in Hempstead, where he served as a church leader and as security at the time. The alleged abuse lasted until April 2016. Cardoza then went on to serve as an active member and elder of the Iglesia Misionera El Red…
Police & Fire
Freeport Woman Drives Drunk With 9-Year-Old Daughter In Vehicle In North Amityville: Police
A Long Island woman has been accused of driving drunk with a child in the vehicle. According to Suffolk County Police, the woman was driving a 2014 Audi Q5 northbound in North Amityville on Route 110, near Ritter Avenue, when she rear-ended one vehicle and collided with another, causing the Audi to overturn at approximately 5:40 p.m. Sunday, June 23. Her 9-year-old daughter was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for precautionary reasons. The driver of the vehicle that was rear-ended was transported to the same hospital for treatment of minor in…
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Man Stabs GF In Neck As 3 Children Watch Inside Long Island Home, Jury Finds
A Long Island man could spend years in prison for stabbing his girlfriend with a pair of scissors in front of their horrified children. Jorge Guevara, age 49, of Bay Shore, was found guilty of attempted assault and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Wednesday, June 19. According to prosecutors, Guevara and the victim got into an argument on March 28, 2023, and he threatened her with a knife. The two struggled over the weapon and Guevara grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed the woman in her neck and shoulder repeatedly. The couple’s three children were present during the attack, …
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Long Island Man Drives Drunk With 4-Year-Old In Car, Police Say
Police have arrested a man who they say drove drunk with the young boy in the backseat on Long Island. The incident occurred on Friday, May 10 in Westbury, according to Nassau County Police. It was just after midnight when officials pulled over a red 2012 Dodge Ram pickup for multiple traffic violations on Stewart Avenue near the intersection of Grand Boulevard. The driver, Doroteo Morales Rodriguez, age 43 of Westbury, reportedly appeared to be drunk, with slurred speech and watery eyes — all with a 4-year-old boy in the car as well. Morales Rodriguez was arrested and charged with the…
Police & Fire
Man Exposes, Touches Himself In Front Of Teens On LI: Police
A man has been arrested on charges of public lewdness and more after he allegedly touched himself in front of a pair of teenage girls on Long Island. It happened on the morning of Thursday, May 9 in East Meadow. According to the Nassau County Police, 34-year-old Ricardo Gray walked up to 16-year-old girls just before 10:30 a.m. in the parking lot at 2080 Hempstead Turnpike. As he approached, Gray, who is homeless, allegedly began exposing and touching his genitals. Officers later found Gray less than a mile away, where he was arrested and charged with: Exposure of a person, two cou…
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15-Year-Old Sexually Abused Inside Long Island Church Basement, Police Say
A Long Island church member is accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl inside his place of worship. Clinton Bucknor, age 71, of Huntington, was arrested Thursday, May 9, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police detectives. According to police, the victim’s sister called 911 on Wednesday, May 8, saying her 15-year-old sister had been sexually abused by an employee at the Huntington Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located on West 9th Street. An investigation found that Clinton sent an inappropriate photo and text to the girl and had sexual contact with her in the church’s basemen…
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Man Chokes Long Island Woman While Holding Infant Son, Makes Over 1K Threatening Calls: DA
An accused rapist and animal abuser from upstate New York is now charged with choking the Long Island mother of his infant son while holding the child. Suffolk County prosecutors slapped Saratoga County resident Preston Wido, age 37, of Clifton Park, with multiple felony and misdemeanor domestic violence charges on Wednesday, April 24. According to investigators, Wido left the victim two voicemails threatening to kill her on Monday, March 11. Police arrested him a week later on aggravated harassment charges and a full stay away order was issued on behalf of the victim. Related Report:&nb…
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Long Island Man Accused Of Masturbating In Front Of Mother, 6-Year-Old Daughter
A Long Island man has been charged with public lewdness for allegedly masturbating in his car in front of a mother and her young daughter. Jacob Levy, age 27, of Nesconset, was arrested on Wednesday, April 24, for the incident on Monday, April 22, on Gibbs Pond Road in Nesconset. According to Suffolk County Police, Levy was driving a sky blue 2020 Honda Civic with black rims heading westbound on Route 347 when he pulled next to a vehicle driven by a woman with her 6-year-old daughter as a passenger and started masturbating in front of them. He was naked from the waist down…
Police & Fire
Man Threatens Woman's Family Members With Shotgun At Old Bethpage Home: Police
Two people are facing charges after an incident in which a man threatened a woman's family with a shotgun at a Long Island home, leading to the discovery of firearms and other weapons, according to police. Officers responded to a call for a disturbance at a residence in Old Bethpage at around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20. Upon arrival, officers were notified of an argument between Patrick J. Jackson, age 54, Dorothy Scotto, age 42, both of Old Bethpage, and her immediate family members, Nassau County Police said. The argument escalated, and Jackson picked up a loaded shotgun, which p…
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Children, Expired License: Police
A woman was arrested on Long Island after police allegedly caught her driving drunk and with an expired learner’s permit with two children in the car. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, April 19 in Westbury, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 2:15 a.m., 35-year-old Olga Romero-Lopez was driving her black 2011 Toyota RAV4 on School Street near the intersection of Whittier Street when police pulled her over for a traffic infraction. However, police noticed that Romero-Lopez, who is from Levittown, had watery eyes, was unsteady on her feet, and sm…
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Child Ingested Cocaine At NY Home Where MMA Fighter Dad Killed Daughter, DA Says
New details have surfaced in the case of a father accused of starving his 5-year-old daughter to death at a home in the region. Police were called to a Schenectady residence on Elmer Avenue near Poplar Street at around 3 a.m. Sunday, April 14, for a young girl who was unconscious and not breathing. Medics pronounced the girl dead a short time later. An investigation found that the girl’s father, 33-year-old Robert Buskey, starved her of food and water for at least four days before her death, WRGB reports, citing court documents. Earlier Report: Dad Charged In 5-Year-Old Daughter's …
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed During Fatal Overdose Investigation, Police Say
Police on Long Island have arrested a man in connection with a fatal overdose. Holtsville resident Nicholas Mayfield, age 40, was nabbed in Uniondale at about 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, Nassau County Police said. According to police, Mayfield was taken into custody after authorities began investigating the fatal overdose death of a Nassau County resident. Further details, including the victim’s name, were not released. Mayfield is charged with: Criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of varying degrees; Criminal sale of a controlled substance, two counts of…
Schools
School Bus Driver Sexually Abused Long Island Girl For Over Year, Police Say
A Long Island school bus driver is accused of sexually abusing a young girl for more than a year. Miguel Enrique Diaz, age 47, of Bay Shore, was arrested Wednesday, March 13, on suspicion of course of sexual conduct against a child. Suffolk County Police said Diaz, a Suffolk Transportation bus driver for Bay Shore Middle School and Brook Elementary School, sexually abused the victim on multiple occasions between May 2022 and October 2023. When the alleged abuse began, the girl was 12 years old. A community therapist reported the abuse to police in early March. Diaz was taken into custody …
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DWI: Woman Driving With 1-Year-Old Crashes Into Pole On Long Island, Police Say
A woman has been arrested after she allegedly drove drunk on Long Island with her child, running into a traffic pole and later refusing to allow the child to be assessed by medics, police said. The incident occurred in Oceanside on Wednesday, Feb. 21, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 2:25 a.m. that morning, 34-year-old Freeport resident Stephanie Almonte was said to have been driving her Toyota Camry while drunk, with a 1-year-old boy. She was heading east on Brower Avenue when, near the intersection of Chance Drive, Almonte crashed into a pole. When police and para…
Police & Fire
Mastic Beach Teen Driving SUV Accused Of Exposing Himself To Minor
A Long Island teenager has been accused of committing a lewd act in front of a minor. The alleged incident happened around 2:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 in Mastic Beach. A 16-year-old girl was walking on Mayfield Drive when a man driving an SUV stopped the vehicle, opened the door and exposed himself to the girl while committing a lewd act, Suffolk County Police said. Following an investigation by detectives, Davion Commodore, age 19, of Mastic Beach was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 14 at about 11:30 a.m. in Yaphank. He was charged with: Public lewdness, Endangering the welfare of …
Police & Fire
Man Breaks Into Former Boss's Long Island Home, Beats Family Members: Police
A recently fired man was arrested on Long Island after he went to his former employer’s home on Christmas Day and assaulted two people, police said. It happened on Monday, Dec. 25 in North New Hyde Park, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 4:15 p.m., 37-year-old Kar Toong arrived at a home on Robby Lane to confront his former employer about being fired, yelling and swearing. The homeowner’s son and grandson, ages 48 and 7, opened up the front door to question Toong, a Brooklyn resident, about why he was yelling. That’s when Toong kicked the door and shoved his way insi…
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Woman Injures 3 Officers With Shower Rod, More During Long Island Arrest: Police
A 25-year-old Long Island woman allegedly exposed herself and used a shower rod against officers during her arrest, police claimed. The woman, Lourdje Elien, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 21 at approximately 3 a.m. in Uniondale, according to Nassau County Police. After what was reported to be a disturbance, police found Elien, a 25-year-old Uniondale resident, outside of her Park Place home, screaming and exposing herself. When going to make an arrest, Elien reportedly picked up a shower rod and started swinging, injuring three officers until she was eventually taken into custody. In …
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