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23-Year-Old Hit, Killed By Lirr Train
A 23-year-old Long Island man was killed after he was struck by a Long Island Railroad train.
According to David Steckel with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Christopher Reitzel, of Medford, was hit by LIRR Train 64 at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, west of the Sayville Train station when he was on the tracks without authorization.
EMS transported Reitzel to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, MTA said.
Following the incident, LIRR said the Montauk Branch service was suspended between Oakdale and Sayville until 12:20 p.m.
No criminality is suspected.&nbs…
Capitol Riot: MTA Worker, Wife From NY Participated In Jan. 6 Breach, Feds Say
A husband and wife from New York are the latest to be charged in connection with the breach of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Long Island residents Kevin Moore, age 61, and Carol Moore, age 57, of Massapequa, are named in a four-count criminal complaint that was filed in US District Court in Washington, DC on Monday, May 13.
According to investigators, the couple attended then-President Donald Trump’s speech at the Ellipse that morning before making their way to the Capitol building. Along the way, Carol Moore was seen draped in a blue Trump flag.
Earlier Report: Pot-Smoking NY Rioter …
Long Island Couple Charged With Harassment, Lose Jobs After Lirr Incident
A Long Island man and woman have been charged after allegedly racially harassing a family on a Long Island Railroad train at Penn Station.
Suffolk County residents Justin Likerman, age 37, of Ronkonkoma, and Kristin Digesaro, age 39, of Huntington, were arrested in connection with an incident that took place on Monday, Jan. 10, said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The charges of aggravated harassment and endangering the welfare of a child, come after a video surfaced on Twitter showing Likerman screaming racially-charged statements at the family and saying his country was not goi…
Hackers Targeted NY Subway System, MTA Says, As Fears Of More Cyberattacks Grow
The New York subway system was targeted by hackers, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) confirmed, according to a new report.
In the wake of hackers hitting the Colonial Pipeline Company, a large North American meat producer, and the Steamship Authority of Massachusetts, the New York Times is reporting that on Tuesday, April 20, the FBI, CISA, and National Security Agency announced they had been targeted by Chinese hackers.
Earlier story - Ransomware Attack Hits Mass Steamship Authority, Delaying Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Ferries
Fixes and patches to the problem were reporte…
Four From Long Island Among Five Current/Former MTA Employees Charged With Overtime Fraud
Five former and current MTA employees - four of whom are from Long Island - are facing charges for an alleged elaborate overtime fraud scheme that reportedly net them more than $1 million.
Federal prosecutors charged “MTA Overtime King” Thomas Caputo, a Holbrook resident, and four others on Thursday, Dec. 3 for an “extraordinary” scheme that saw all five being paid while at home, on vacation, or doing other things besides being on the job.
Along with Caputo, Levittown resident Joseph Ruzzo, Rocky Point resident John Nugent, Blue Point resident Joseph Balestra, and Manalapan, N.J. resident M…
