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Businesses Across Long Island Ramp Up Raising Funds For Fallen NYPD Officer's Wife, Baby Businesses Across Long Island Ramp Up Raising Funds For Fallen NYPD Officer's Wife, Baby
Support Soars For Jon Diller's Massapequa Park Wife, Baby In addition to a massive fundraiser for the family of slain police officer Jonathan Diller, dozens of businesses across Long Island (where Diller hails from) are running their own specials to show support for his widow and their child. Over the four days since 31-year-old Jonathan Diller of Massapequa Park was shot and killed while on duty in Queens, the amount of support flooding in for his family has grown exponentially. A GoFundMe started for his wife Stephanie and the couple’s 1-year-old, Ryan, reached over $350,000 in the first two days; as of Friday, March 29, the amount has soared …

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by Sophie Grieser
News
ID Released For 'Law & Order' Crew Member Shot, Killed In NYC ID Released For 'Law & Order' Crew Member Shot, Killed In NYC
ID Released For 'Law & Order' Crew Member Shot, Killed In NYC A 31-year-old man crew member of "Law & Order: Organized Crime," who was shot and killed has been identified by police. Johnny Pizarro, age 31, of Queens, was shot in New York City in Greenpoint around 5:15 a.m., Tuesday, July 19, according to the NYPD. Pizarro was sitting in a red Honda Civic, saving a parking spot, when another man opened the driver’s door and shot him, officials said. Arriving officers found Pizarro unconscious and unresponsive. The crewman was hit in the head and neck, NYPD said. He was rushed to Woodhull Medical Center by EMS where he was pronounced dead, police…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Duo Charged In Connection With Fatal Overdose In Nassau County Duo Charged In Connection With Fatal Overdose In Nassau County
Duo Charged In Connection With Fatal Overdose In Nassau County Two men face charges connected with the overdose death of a Nassau County man, according to police. An investigation into the death of the male victim on Friday, Aug. 23 in a Woodmere residence led to the arrest of Piero Russotto, 46, and Alexandro D’Angelo, 55, both of Ridgewood, Queens, Nassau County Police said. Detectives reportedly arranged to meet D’Angelo at a Queens location and placed him under arrest on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 4 p.m., said police. A subsequent investigation also led to the arrest of Russotto who is charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled s…

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by Donna Christopher