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'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Long Island Crash Injuring Woman 'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Long Island Crash Injuring Woman
'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Long Island Crash Injuring Woman An admitted drunk driver is facing years in prison for causing a four-vehicle crash on Long Island that left a woman seriously injured. Jeffrey Edsall, age 52, was sentenced to three to six years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, March 4 after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular assault and related charges. Prosecutors said Edsall was driving a stolen Ford Explorer northbound on North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue on June 15, 2023, when he rear-ended an SUV waiting to turn into a parking lot. The impact sent the stolen SUV spinning into the southbound lanes, where it collided …

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16-Year-Old Who Raped, Stabbed Woman In Front Of Child During Long Island Burglary Sentenced 16-Year-Old Who Raped, Stabbed Woman In Front Of Child During Long Island Burglary Sentenced
16-Year-Old Who Raped, Stabbed Woman In Front Of Child During Long Island Burglary Sentenced An admitted home invasion rapist who was just 14 when he attacked his victim in front of her young daughter on Long Island is heading to prison for years. Randell Hollman, age 16, of East Patchogue, was sentenced to three to nine years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, March 5 after pleading guilty to rape and related charges. Prosecutors said Hollman and an accomplice broke into the victim’s Mastic Beach home on April 19, 2022, after waiting for one of its residents to drive away. Earlier Report: Teen Admits Raping, Stabbing Woman In Front Of Her Young Daughter At Mas…

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Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Long Island Crowd Gets Decades In Prison Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Long Island Crowd Gets Decades In Prison
Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Long Island Crowd Gets Decades In Prison A repeat violent felon will spend decades more behind bars for opening fire on a crowd outside a Long Island apartment complex. Messiah Booker, age 38, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 28. It came after a jury found him guilty on more than a half dozen counts in connection with a broad daylight shooting at Riverhead’s Riverpointe Apartments in May 2022. Earlier Report: Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Riverhead Apartment Complex, Police Say According to prosecutors, Booker got into an argument with a teenager in the…

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Long Island Man Films Rape Of Woman He'd Drugged With Sleeping Pills, DA Says Long Island Man Films Rape Of Woman He'd Drugged With Sleeping Pills, DA Says
Long Island Man Films Rape Of Woman He'd Drugged With Sleeping Pills, DA Says A Long Island man is accused of drugging and raping a woman while filming the abuse. Arthur O’Neal, age 36, of Centereach, was arraigned on felony rape and sexual abuse charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 23. Prosecutors said O’Neal brought the victim to his Centereach residence on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, after drugging her with a sleep aid while they had drinks in Huntington. He then sexually assaulted her until she lost consciousness, according to prosecutors. The woman later woke up in a bed next to O’Neal and saw blood on the sheets. She went to a hospital where an examin…

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ID Thief Admits Stealing $10K From Long Island Residents ID Thief Admits Stealing $10K From Long Island Residents
ID Thief Admits Stealing $10K From Long Island Residents An admitted identity thief is facing prison time after stealing nearly $10,000 from two Long Island victims. Donald Archibald, age 44, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of grand larceny and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 9. Prosecutors said Archibald obtained a Suffolk County resident’s address and personal information from the dark web in April 2023 and used it to make a fake driver’s license with that person’s information but his own photo. He then went to an M&T Bank in Bridgeport, Connecticut and used the phony ID to withdraw $2,000 from the v…

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Drunk Driver Who Killed Boy In High-Speed Long Island Expressway Crash Admits To Manslaughter Drunk Driver Who Killed Boy In High-Speed Long Island Expressway Crash Admits To Manslaughter
Drunk Driver Who Killed Boy In High-Speed Long Island Expressway Crash Admits To Manslaughter A drunk driver has confessed to causing a high-speed crash on the Long Island Expressway that killed a 9-year-old boy. Travis Dickson, age 32, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 9. Prosecutors said Dickson was impaired by alcohol and marijuana when he got behind the wheel of a BMW sedan in the early hours of Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Earlier Report: Man Indicted On Manslaughter, DWI Charges In Farmingville Crash That Killed 9-Year-Old At around 1:50 a.m., he was speeding westbound on the Long Island Express…

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21-Year-Old Street Racer Admits Causing Long Island Crash That Killed Husband, Father 21-Year-Old Street Racer Admits Causing Long Island Crash That Killed Husband, Father
21-Year-Old Street Racer Admits Causing Long Island Crash That Killed Husband, Father A 21-year-old man formally admitted causing a street racing crash on Long Island that killed a husband and father. Jesus Bonilla, of Commack, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Feb. 8, in the death of James Beck. According to prosecutors, Bonilla was racing another car on Jericho Turnpike when he struck Beck in Huntington Station on the night of Nov. 19, 2022. Moments before the crash, witnesses saw Bonilla speeding westbound on Jericho Turnpike in a Honda sedan while racing an SUV. Both vehicles were seen driving side by side, running r…

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Long Island Pawn Shop Owner Gets Prison For Running $2M Retail Theft Ring Long Island Pawn Shop Owner Gets Prison For Running $2M Retail Theft Ring
Long Island Pawn Shop Owner Gets Prison For Running $2M Retail Theft Ring The owner of a Long Island pawn shop will spend years in prison and lose his business license after leading a multimillion-dollar retail theft ring. Carlos Ulloa, age 51, of Patchogue, was sentenced to three to nine years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 2, after pleading guilty to corruption and related charges. According to prosecutors, between May 2020 and August 2022 Ulloa regularly received stolen goods from Suffolk County retailers at his business, EZ Cash Pawn & Jewelry in Brentwood. Earlier Report: 4 Nabbed In Million-Dollar Suffolk County Retail Theft…

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Fitting Punishment Awaits Man Who Cleared $20K Of Timber From Long Island Park, DA Says Fitting Punishment Awaits Man Who Cleared $20K Of Timber From Long Island Park, DA Says
Fitting Punishment Awaits Man Who Cleared $20K Of Timber From Long Island Park, DA Says He just wanted to spend more time in nature, and a Long Island judge was happy to grant his wish. Terence Wolffe, age 42, of Mastic, pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 2 for causing thousands of dollars in damage to Nesconset’s Commerdinger County Park. Prosecutors said Wolffe spent “a prolonged period of time” clearcutting over 1,100 square-feet of trees and vegetation at the park beginning in April 2023, all in an attempt to make his own personal “hangout spot.” Earlier Report: Man Clears $20K Worth Of Timber From Commer…

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18-Month-Olds Among Child Porn Images Found On Long Island Man's Computer 18-Month-Olds Among Child Porn Images Found On Long Island Man's Computer
18-Month-Olds Among Child Porn Images Found On Long Island Man's Computer Kids as young as 18 months old were found on a Long Island man’s computer that contained dozens of child pornography images. James Gaffga, age 36, of Southold, pleaded guilty to 50 felony counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Prosecutors said a joint investigation by the FBI, Southold, and Suffolk County police departments turned up at least 50 images and videos depicting child sex abuse on Gaffga’s hard drive in December 2022. Children in the footage ranged in age from 18 months to 10 years old. Gaffga confessed to viewing th…

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Long Island Mom Who Murdered Twin Daughters Sentenced To Prison Long Island Mom Who Murdered Twin Daughters Sentenced To Prison
Long Island Mom Who Murdered Twin Daughters Sentenced To Prison A Long Island mother who confessed to suffocating her twin daughters will spend decades in prison. Tenia Campbell, age 28, of Medford, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Jan. 29 after pleading guilty to two counts of murder. Prosecutors said Campbell’s mother called 911 at around 2:40 p.m. on June 27, 2019, saying Campbell was driving around in the family van threatening to kill her 2-year-old twin daughters. Earlier Report: Medford Mother Admits Suffocating Twin Toddler Daughters The call prompted a large-scale police search between Medf…

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Ex-Con Who Stabbed Long Island Nurse To Death Gets Decades In Prison Ex-Con Who Stabbed Long Island Nurse To Death Gets Decades In Prison
Ex-Con Who Stabbed Long Island Nurse To Death Gets Decades In Prison A convicted felon who stabbed his nurse ex-girlfriend to death on Long Island will spend decades more in prison. Wayne Chambers, age 51, was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Jan. 25 after a jury convicted him of murdering Sandra McIntosh. The 46-year-old Stony Brook University Hospital nurse and Medford resident was found with multiple stab wounds on the night of July 22, 2021 in a wooded area of Holtsville. Earlier Report: Ex-Con Guilty Of Murdering Stony Brook Nurse Sandra McIntosh According to prosecutors, Chambers picked McIntosh u…

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