Fair 65°
Police & Fire
Long Island Boater Busted For Operating Vessel While Intoxicated, Police Say Long Island Boater Busted For Operating Vessel While Intoxicated, Police Say
Long Island Boater Busted For Operating Vessel While Intoxicated, Police Say A Long Island boater was busted for allegedly operating his vehicle while intoxicated and narrowly missing other vessels in the water over the holiday weekend, police said. Nassau County Police Marine Units responded to the shoreline at 18 Greenwich Ave. outside Wall’s Wharf in Bayville shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Sept. 6, to assist the Town of Oyster Bay Constable with an incident involving a boater. According to police, Bayville resident Kerry Herschlein, age 58, was operating a 1990 Sea Ray Boat, narrowly missing other vessels and recklessly operating his at irregular speed. Upo…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Officer Hospitalized After Combative Shoplifter At Long Island CVS Fights Back, Police Say Officer Hospitalized After Combative Shoplifter At Long Island CVS Fights Back, Police Say
Officer Hospitalized After Combative Shoplifter At Long Island CVS Fights Back, Police Say A police officer was injured on Long Island when a woman became combative following her arrest for alleged shoplifting at an area CVS, authorities announced. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to CVS on Merrick Road in Wantagh shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 30, where there was a report of a woman placing items into an empty shopping bag. When approached by an employee, the woman - later identified as Abigail Foster, age 25, of Staten Island - became confrontational and proceeded to leave the store without making an attempt to pay for the items she stuffed …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Nassau County Police Officers Forced To Break Car Window To Rescue Distressed Infant Nassau County Police Officers Forced To Break Car Window To Rescue Distressed Infant
Nassau County Police Officers Forced To Break Car Window To Rescue Distressed Infant Two people were arrested after leaving a sweaty infant in distress in a parked car on Long Island for more than an hour, forcing first responders to break a window to render aid, police said. Nassau County Police said that a man and woman parked a 2019 Mercedes Benz in a parking lot outside a jewelry store on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 17 with a 1-year-old child asleep in a car seat inside the vehicle. Shortly thereafter, according to police, a woman witnessed that the child was alone, crying inside the car, and was unable to open the door, prom…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Charged After Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash Causes Multiple Injuries Driver Charged After Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash Causes Multiple Injuries
Driver Charged After Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash Causes Multiple Injuries A truck driver is facing several charges after a chain-reaction Long Island crash caused multiple injuries. The incident unfolded just after 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14 in Bellmore. David Gonzalez, age 38, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was operating a tractor-trailer on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) when he struck a vehicle that was stopped in a left-hand turning lane at the intersection of Bellmore Avenue, Nassau County Police said.  That in turn, caused that vehicle one to strike another vehicle also in the turning lane, according to police.  The driver of the first vehicle struck, …

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
News
20-Year-Old Long Island Man Charged With DWI After Fatally Striking Pedestrian, Police Say 20-Year-Old Long Island Man Charged With DWI After Fatally Striking Pedestrian, Police Say
20-Year-Old Long Island Man Charged With DWI After Fatally Striking Pedestrian, Police Say Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Long Island Man Killed In Crash Involving Motorist Charged With DWI, Police Say A Long Island man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash that killed a pedestrian, police announced. At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Friday, July 2, Steven Moscatiello, age 20, of Garden City, was operating a gray-colored 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee eastbound on Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park at the intersection of Cherry Lane when he struck the male pedestrian, Nassau County Police said. The 50-year-old victim, a resident of Huntingto…

SHARE

by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Two Cops Injured Attempting To Arrest Man During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Two Cops Injured Attempting To Arrest Man During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Two Cops Injured Attempting To Arrest Man During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Two police officers were injured when they attempted to arrest a 34-year-old man they had pulled over for traffic violations on Long Island. Christopher Landburg–Parker, of Brooklyn, was arrested around 2:20 a.m., Tuesday, April 6, after being stopped in Inwood without a license plate, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, officers spotted Landburgh-Parker driving a 2013 Nissan north on Sheridan Boulevard without a license plate.  When a stop was made, officers spotted an out-of-state license plate on the deck of the rear window making it difficult to…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Exposes Himself Five Times Outside Two Hotels, Police Say Long Island Man Exposes Himself Five Times Outside Two Hotels, Police Say
Long Island Man Exposes Himself Five Times Outside Two Hotels, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly exposing himself on multiple occasions outside a pair of hotels, police said. Westbury resident Jeffrey Lichtenberger, 43, was taken into custody on Monday, May 25, following multiple incidents of alleged public lewdness incidents that happened between February and May earlier this year. It is alleged that on five separate occasions, Lichtenberger purposely exposed himself while standing in an area where he was witnessed by his victims, police said.  Four of the incidents occurred while he was outside of the Hilton Garden Inn on Privado R…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Injures Workers, Officer After Shoplifting At Long Island Stop & Shop, Police Say Woman Injures Workers, Officer After Shoplifting At Long Island Stop & Shop, Police Say
Woman Injures Workers, Officer After Shoplifting At Long Island Stop & Shop, Police Say A police officer was hospitalized and two employees at a Long Island Stop & Shop were injured when a woman became combative after allegedly attempting to steal from the grocery store. Police said that at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, Center Moriches resident Jemella Gilpin, 40, allegedly walked into Stop & Shop on Long Beach Road in Oceanside. Once inside, Gilpin allegedly took multiple items from the shelves and attempted to leave without paying. When she was confronted by two store employees, a 39-year-old man and 60-year-old man, she flailed her arms causing them…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed After Allegedly Crashing Land Rover Stolen From LI Home Into Police Cruiser Trio Nabbed After Allegedly Crashing Land Rover Stolen From LI Home Into Police Cruiser
Trio Nabbed After Allegedly Crashing Land Rover Stolen From LI Home Into Police Cruiser Two men and a teenager were apprehended during separate foot chases when the stolen luxury SUV they were in intentionally crashed into a police car, authorities said. The arrests came after an investigation was launched on Thursday, April 9 when a 2019 Land Rover was stolen from a residence located at The Roslyn Intervale estates, Nassau County Police said. The investigation led detectives to East Elmhurst, Queens, where police say they observed the stolen auto and three occupants parked on 80th Street Saturday, April 11 at around 1 a.m.  As detectives approached the vehicle and afte…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Drunk Long Island Woman Crashes Into Pole With Child In SUV, Police Say Drunk Long Island Woman Crashes Into Pole With Child In SUV, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Woman Crashes Into Pole With Child In SUV, Police Say A Long Island woman was driving while drunk with a child in the car when she drove into a pole at a busy intersection, police said. Nassau County Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Hillside Avenue and Tuxedo Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, where there was a report of a driver who had crashed into a utility pole. According to police, the investigation into the crash determined that the driver, Port Jefferson resident Noreen Foster, 51, was allegedly intoxicated, and her 6-year-old son was in the 2009 Nissan Rogue at the time she struck the pole. No injur…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say
Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say A suspect was tracked down by officers shortly after a Long Island woman reported being confronted by a burglar, police said. It happened on Tuesday, March 3 at 10:10 a.m. in Mineola. The female victim was in her residence on Garfield Avenue when she heard a knock on her side door, according to Nassau County Police detectives.  As she approached her door she was confronted by an unknown man standing in her home, police said.  The woman called 911 and the suspect fled the scene prior to police arrival.  A description of the suspect was transmitted and responding officers lo…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
News
Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say
Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say A suspect was tracked down by officers shortly after a Long Island woman reported being confronted by a burglar, police said. It happened on Tuesday, March 3 at 10:10 a.m. in Mineola. The female victim was in her residence on Garfield Avenue when she heard a knock on her side door, according to Nassau County Police detectives.  As she approached her door she was confronted by an unknown man standing in her home, police said.  The woman called 911 and the suspect fled the scene prior to police arrival.  A description of the suspect was transmitted and responding officers lo…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi