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Social Media Threat Raises Alarms At Elementary School On Long Island
Security was heightened at a Long Island elementary school after authorities discovered a threatening social media post. Riverhead Police said a parent contacted the agency at around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, saying their child had found a Snapchat post making unspecific threats against “Pulaski Elementary School,” along with other schools. The threat was relayed to administrators at Pulaski Street Elementary School and police conducted extra patrols at the campus, police said. Earlier Report: New Bomb Threat Sent To Kellenberg High School For Second Straight Day Investigators…
Lifestyle
Entrepreneur From Northern Westchester Earns Spot On Forbes' 30 Under 30 List
For Northern Westchester native Tom Weingarten, simply following his passion for sports and coaching and taking a chance ended up bringing him to a level of success that is now earning recognition from major national outlets. Weingarten, age 29, who serves as the chief growth officer for sports media company Overtime, was named on the 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 list, which is released annually and features 600 successful young entrepreneurs, stars, and leaders who have already exhibited plenty of potential. Since Weingarten joined Overtime in 2015 as a startup, it has grown to have …
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Condoms, Rope Found On NY Man Who Blackmailed Minors Into Sending Nudes, Feds Say
A New York man is in federal custody after allegedly blackmailing several underage girls into sending him sexually explicit images. Long Island resident Brandon Kern, age 29, of Bayport, was arraigned on multiple charges in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, Nov. 22. An investigation found that between December 2020 and October 2021, he posed as a teenager on Snapchat in order to convince at least six underage girls to send him sexually explicit photos and videos. Some of the victims were as young as 12 years old, according to the FBI. When the girls attempted to block him, Kern al…
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Child Porn: Long Island TikTok Personality Sentenced, DA Announces
A TikTok microcelebrity who once dubbed himself the “most hated person” on Long Island will spend 17 years behind bars for spreading child pornography of a 12-year-old girl, authorities announced. On Monday, Sept. 18, the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York announced that now 22-year-old Lorenzo Arana, known online as “Lorenzo Blake,” was sentenced to spend 17 years in prison for distributing child pornography and bullying a young girl into attempting suicide. The Island Park resident amassed quite a following on social media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagr…
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‘Tear Him Girl’: Kidnapping, Torture Of Man Inside Capital Region Home Lands Trio In Prison
Three New York men will spend years in prison for kidnapping a man and subjecting him to nearly 24 hours of torture during which they repeatedly beat the victim, stomped his head, and encouraged a dog to bite him. Long Island residents Dwayne Henderson, age 26, and Danny Harrell, age 21, both of Nassau County, were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Schenectady County Court on Monday, Aug. 14, following convictions for attempted murder and kidnapping. A third defendant, another Nassau County resident, Dieago Harrell, age 19, of Hempstead, was given 10 years behind bars after being c…
Police & Fire
Wanted: Suspect Shot Teen On Long Island Over Pair Of Sneakers, Police Say
Police on Long Island are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person who shot a teen earlier this year. According to Suffolk County detectives, a teen attempting to sell a pair of Air Jordan Black Cat sneakers via Snapchat met a man outside his home on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. The teen left the shoes in the house when he came outside to meet the man. The man then displayed a handgun and demanded the teen bring the shoes outside, police said. Police said the teen ran into his house and closed the door. The man then fired a shot through t…
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Tyler Flach Gets 25 Years To Life For Stabbing 16-Year-Old To Death At Long Island Strip Mall
More than three years after a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed during a brawl outside of a Long Island strip mall, his killer is heading to prison. Tyler Flach, now age 21, of Lido Beach, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Feb. 28. It followed his jury conviction on second-degree murder and other charges in the killing of Khaseen Morris in Oceanside in September 2019. Earlier Report: Tyler Flach Found Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of Teen At Oceanside Strip Mall Morris, who had transferred to Oceanside High School just ten days before his murder, …
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Melville Man Sentenced After Months-Long Investigation Into Child Pornography, Coercion Crimes
A Long Island man was sentenced after a months-long investigation into child pornography and coercion crimes. Bradley Garyn, age 29, of Melville, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 21, to an indeterminate prison term of five to 15 years, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced. “This defendant exploited numerous young and impressionable teenagers in order to satisfy his own prurient and repugnant desires,” Tierney said. “The actions by this defendant will not be tolerated in Suffolk County, and the term of imprisonment he will serve for these crimes, as well as the o…
Lifestyle
New Survey Reveals Gen Z’s Favorite Restaurant
When it comes to satisfying those hunger pangs, it turns out nothing does it for Zoomers quite like the delectably irresistible taste of America’s favorite chicken shack. A new survey by investment firm Piper Sandler found that Generation Z’s favorite restaurant is Chick-fil-A. Of those polled, 18 percent picked the Atlanta-based chicken chain as their favorite place to eat, followed by Starbucks (17 percent) and Chipotle (13 percent). The restaurant category was just one of several that was gauged as part of Piper Sandler’s 44th semi-annual “Taking Stock With Teens” survey, which includ…
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Tyler Flach Found Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of Teen At Oceanside Strip Mall
More than three years after a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed during a brawl outside of a Long Island strip mall, a jury has delivered its verdict in the case. Tyler Flach, now 21, was found guilty on all charges, including second-degree murder, by a Nassau County jury on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in the September 2019 killing of Khaseen Morris in Oceanside. Earlier Report: Tyler Flach Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Oceanside Strip Mall Fatal Stabbing Prosecutors said Flach, of Lido Beach, was one of eight teens who attacked Morris after school on Sept. 16, 2019, at a popular strip mall on Brower …
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Threat Leads To Police Presence At High School In Suffolk County
Students at a Long Island school will find extra police officers on campus following a threat called into police. The threat was called in to Suffolk County Police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18 referencing a school in South Huntington. According to police, the threat made referencing Walt Whitman High School. Police did not reveal the type of threat made. Officers have been in contact with school officials and there will be an increased police presence at the school building on Wednesday, Oct. 19, police said. This is the second threat made in the last month. A threat was made regardin…
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'Dangerous Predator': Long Island Man Who Made Sexually Explicit Videos Of 9-Year-Old Sentenced
A New York man who filmed himself sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl and sent child pornography to minors is heading to prison, thanks in part to the bravery of a Connecticut teenager. Manuel Geovanny Torres Rivas, age 27, of Hempstead on Long Island, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars Friday, Oct. 14, in federal court in Central Islip. The sentence followed his January 2022 guilty plea to sexual exploitation of a child. Federal investigators began looking into Torres Rivas after a 13-year-old Connecticut girl told her school that a user on the social networking app Snapchat had sent h…
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Snapchat Threat Leads To Extra Police At Long Island High School
Extra police officers are on site at a Long Island school after it received threats of violence via Snapchat. Suffolk County Police were notified of the threat directed at Walt Whitham High School in Huntington Station by South Huntington Schools Superintendent Vito D’Elia on Monday, Sept. 19. Police said a student was messaging unknown people on Snapchat and one of the individuals made threats against the student and the high school. Investigators believe the suspect lives in England, police said. As a precaution, extra officers will be on the campus, Tuesday, Sept. 20, they added. &nbs…
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Man Accused Of Raping Teen He Met On Snapchat, Suffolk County DA Says
A 30-year-old man is facing multiple charges for allegedly raping a teen he met through social media, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said that suspect Andrew Ramsaroop of Queens has been indicted for allegedly raping a 13-year-old that he interacted with on Snapchat. Specifically, he was charged with: Two counts of second-degree rape; Promoting a sexual performance by a child; Endangering the welfare of a child. It is alleged that Ramsaroop began his relationship with the teen through the social media app and communicated with h…
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Raping Long Island 13-Year-Old He Met On Snapchat
A man has been apprehended after police say he raped a teenager he conversed with on Snapchat. Andrew Ramsaroop, age 30, of Queens, then met the victim at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove on Friday, May 13 during which he attempted to have the victim and her friend enter his vehicle, but they refused, Suffolk County Police said. Later that day, the victim met with Ramsaroop at a playground on Devonshire Road in Hauppauge, said police. During the encounter, Ramsaroop raped the victim, according to police. The victim disclosed the incident to a school official who called poli…
Business
Charli D'Amelio, Age 17, Of Fairfield County Is Outearning Top CEOs By Millions
A teen social media star from Connecticut is outearning some of the most successful CEOs in the US by millions of dollars, according to new reports by Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. With 133 million TikToker followers, 17-year-old Fairfield County resident Charli D'Amelio, of Norwalk, who started posting to TikTok in 2019 -- has the video-sharing app's largest following, Forbes says. Last year, she brought in $17.5 million. The median pay for chief executives of S&P 500 companies in 2020 was $13.4 million, the WSJ reports. Darren Woods was the highest-earning CEO of 2020, brin…
Schools
Some School Districts In Hudson Valley Increase Security After Apparent National Threat
Alarms were sounding among some school districts in New York amid threats being made on social media as part of what is seemingly a national scheme. On Sunday, Oct. 24, in the Hudson Valley, the Village of Walden Police Department in Orange County received a complaint in reference to a social media post that went viral on Snapchat. “I had to make a new account so they don’t trace me,” the threat posted by “Alex Anderson” reads. “But me and a couple of my friends have been bullied for so long and we can’t deal with it anymore. “We plan on shooting up Central High School around 10 to 11 Am …
Politics
Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Busted On Child Porn Charges In Undercover Sting
The father of a Pennsylvania woman who stole Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was busted on child porn charges after asking an undercover detective posing as a teenage girl online to film herself using the bathroom, news reports say. Rickey Williams, 55, -- a security guard from Dauphin County -- was communicating with the detective under the belief he was a girl on the Snapchat app, Fox43 says citing the criminal complaint. During the course of this alleged communication, Williams, of Steelton, requested a video of the girl using the bathroom, Local21news reports. …
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Long Island Man Indicted For Alleged Rape Of Minor He Met On Snapchat
A Suffolk County man has been indicted for the alleged rape of a minor. Renato Oliva Garcia, age 22, of Mastic Beach, was indicted on Thursday, April 1, for meeting a teen on Snapchat and then taking her to his home where she was allegedly raped, authorities said. “This is a very concerning trend law enforcement is seeing where alleged predators are able to communicate with minors through social media and gain their trust before convincing them to meet in person,” Suffolk County District Attorney Sini said. Garcia was arrested on Wednesday, March 17, for the incident which took place…
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Accused Of Raping Underage Girl; Police Say There Could Be Other Victims
A Long Island man has been accused of raping an underage girl at his home earlier this week. Suffolk County Police Special Victims Section detectives arrested Renato Oliva Garcia, age 22, of Mastic Beach, at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, for the alleged rape that police say occurred on Monday, March 15. Oliva Garcia interacted with the girl on Snapchat for a few weeks before setting up the meeting, said police. Olivia Garcia picked up the underage girl near her home in the morning on Monday, according to police. Olivia Garcia was charged with first-degree rape a…
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New Capitol Riot Arrest Made On Long Island
A Long Island man has been charged in connection with the riot on the U.S. Capitol in federal court. Greg Rubenacker, of Farmingdale, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 9, by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force based on witness evidence of Snapchat videos showing him inside the Capitol building on Wednesday, Jan. 6, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. A Long Island dee-jay, Rubenacker allegedly posted several Snapchat stories during the riot, including a shot of hundreds of rioters inside the building and one from inside the Capitol, in which he can be h…
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FBI Asks For Help Identifying Possible Victims Of Westchester Man Facing Child Porn Charge
Authorities are asking for help in identifying possible victims from throughout the country in a sextortion investigation involving a New York man from Westchester County. The FBI Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force and Port Chester Police Department issued the joint advisory on Friday, Feb. 5. Investigators arrested Jose Zafra on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, and charged him with the production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), or what is commonly known as child pornography. Based on the criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of New York, investigators allege Zafra …
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Officer From Long Island Accused Of Producing Child Porn, Feds Say
An NYPD officer from Long Island has been charged with the sexual exploitation of children following an investigation by the FBI and the NYPD. Carmine Simpson, age 26, of Holbrook, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 28, on charges related to sexually explicit images and videos of children that the defendant requested and received from minors who he targeted on Twitter, said Seth DuCharme, Acting U.S. States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “Instead of protecting the community as a sworn police officer, the defendant has preyed upon and sexually exploited the most vulnerable member…
Police & Fire
Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties
Donald Trump Jr. has become the latest member of the First Family to flee New York amid more fallout tied to the circumstances surrounding his father's unprecedented second impeachment. According to reports, Trump Jr. is following in the footsteps of his sister, Ivanka, who already left New York to establish residence in Florida. The move comes as the PGA moved the 2022 championship from the Trump golf course in Bedminister, New Jersey, and corporate America began severing all ties with the much-maligned president. Reports stated that Trump Jr. is looking at homes in Jupiter, Florida, less…
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Used Snapchat To Have Sexual Contact With Two 13-Year-Olds, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested for having sexual contact with two 13-year-olds after meeting them on a messaging app, according to police. Brendan Sullivan, 20, of Bohemia, had sexual contact with the two girls on separate occasions in March and August, Suffolk County Police said. Sullivan used Snapchat to meet his victims, according to police. Sullivan had been arrested in May on charges related to child pornography. A follow-up investigation of that case by Computer Crimes Unit, Sixth Squad and Seventh Squad detectives determined Sullivan had inappropriate contact with two femal…
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Tyler Flach Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Oceanside Strip Mall Fatal Stabbing
The Lido Beach teenager facing multiple charges in the brawl that broke out in an Oceanside strip mall, leaving a 16-year-old dead, has pleaded not guilty. The massive after-school brawl broke out at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Sept. 16 at a popular strip mall on Brower Avenue, police said. During the fight, Khaseen Morris, was stabbed in the chest multiple times, and a 17-year-old was hospitalized with a broken arm and swelling to his head during the fight. Morris, a brand-new student at Oceanside High School, died shortly before midnight from his injuries on the day of the fight. Pol…
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Info, Photos Released Of Seven Teens Charged In Connection To Teen's Fatal Oceanside Stabbing
Additional information has been released on the seven teenagers who were arrested for their alleged roles in the fatal stabbing of a teenager on Long Island. The seven teenagers arrested are all Long Beach residents and are currently awaiting arraignment on Saturday, Sept. 28 at First District Court in Hempstead related to the brawl that broke out at an Oceanside strip mall earlier this month, resulting in the death of 16-year-old Khaseen Morris. Earlier this week, Lido Beach resident Tyler Flach, 18, was indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of Morris, who wa…
Police & Fire
Police Seek Multiple Suspects In Stabbing Death Of Teen At LI Strip Mall Witnessed By 50 To 70
Police investigators in Nassau County are hopeful that witnesses will come forward after a brawl broke out at an Oceanside strip mall, leaving one teen dead and another hospitalized. The massive after-school brawl broke out at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16 at a popular strip mall on Brower Avenue, police said. During the fight, Khaseem Morris, 16, was stabbed in the chest multiple times, and a 17-year-old was hospitalized with a broken arm and swelling to his head. Morris, a brand new student at Oceanside High School, died shortly before midnight on Monday night from his injur…
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Increased Police Presence For Seaford Schools After Threat Leads To Delayed Start
Nassau County Police are out in force at Seaford schools, which had delayed openings on Monday, Sept. 16, due to an online threat of violence. Seventh Precinct detectives reported the social media threat was made against Seaford High School, located on Seamans Neck Road, on Snapchat, police said. "At this time the threat is not believed to be credible," police said in a 9 a.m. statement. They went on to say they believe that all area schools are "deemed safe for staff and students to return." Nassau County Police Department and Seaford School District said they will continue to work…
Police & Fire
Massapequa Man Sent Lewd Photos To Girl On Snapchat, Police Say
A 58-year-old man has been arrested after he showed pictures of his genitals to a girl on Snapchat, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, Arthur Pollera, 58, of Massapequa, engaged in sexual conversations and showed the pictures on Snapchat while using the username ‘APollera2019,' police said. Pollera has been charged with disseminating material to minors. He will be arraigned on Friday, July 26 at First District Court in Hempstead.
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Uber Driver Admits To Manslaughter After LI Teen Killed While Car Surfing
A 24-year-old Uber driver on Long Island has pleaded guilty to allowing a teenager to ride on his vehicle’s roof, leading to his death. Danyal Cheema, of Huntington Station, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree manslaughter, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Cheema admitted that three teenagers offered him $70 to car surf on his 2010 Toyota Highlander on Sept. 23 last year, police said. Cheema acquiesced and ultimately paid him $40 to climb on the roof while going through an intersection in Huntington Station. Two teens - including 15-year-old Ryan Mullen - s…
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