LI Drunk Driver Plows Into Several Street Signs Before Arrest, Cops Say LI Drunk Driver Plows Into Several Street Signs Before Arrest, Cops Say
LI Drunk Driver Plows Into Several Street Signs Before Arrest, Cops Say A drunk driver on Long Island slammed into several street signs before her arrest early Thursday, Aug. 6, police said. Maryi Puerto Benites, 28, of Brentwood, was reported around 12:15 a.m. by Suffolk County Park Rangers, according to the Southampton Town Police Department. The park rangers spotted Puerto Benites hitting street signs while traveling northbound on County Road 31 and westbound on County Road 104 in Flanders, police said. Officers determined Puerto Benites had left the roads’ travel lanes and “struck several street signs, causing considerable damage to the signs and her vehic…
WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning
Watch: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning A plane carrying the Party Animals baseball team was struck by lightning while flying into the Lehigh Valley ahead of two games this weekend, officials said. The flight was traveling from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport when the lightning strike happened on the way down for landing on Friday, Aug. 7. The plane landed safely at LVIA, according to officials. Party Animals player Garett Delano had been documenting the team's travel troubles on social media before the lightning strike. “30 minute delay to start the trip to Lehigh Valley. Nothing …
Cocaine, MDMA, LSD And More: Nassau Drug Dealer Had Full Menu Before Arrest, Cops Say Cocaine, MDMA, LSD And More: Nassau Drug Dealer Had Full Menu Before Arrest, Cops Say
Cocaine, MDMA, LSD And More: Nassau Drug Dealer Had Full Menu Before Arrest, Cops Say A Long Island drug dealer was busted with a wide variety of illegal offerings during a raid Thursday, Aug. 6, police said. Jack Acquafredda, 23, of Bellerose Terrace, was arrested around 4:30 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Inside his residence, officers found: Cocaine – approximately 41 grams MDMA – approximately 28.9 grams Psilocybin mushrooms – approximately 1.5 pounds Ketamine – approximately 5.3 grams Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine 30mg pills – approximately 54.5 grams (132 pills) LSD – approximately 56 tabs – 0.6 grams Clonazepam pill – 1 pill – 0.2 grams Cannabis …
Citizen Complaints Spark Brothel Bust On Long Island, Two Arrested: Police Citizen Complaints Spark Brothel Bust On Long Island, Two Arrested: Police
Citizen Complaints Spark Brothel Bust On Long Island, Two Arrested: Police A Long Island brothel was busted Thursday, Aug. 6 after numerous community complaints, police said. Two women — Fen Fang Lin, 57, of Queens, and Xiangjie Lin, 41, of Brooklyn — were arrested following the raid at 1998 Route 112, Apt. 51A in Coram, the Suffolk County Police Department said. In addition to the arrests, cocaine, cash, and electronic devices were seized during the raid, authorities said. Lin and Lin were advertising their services on “commercial internet sites,” Suffolk police said. They were both charged with prostitution and issued appearance tickets for a later date, cops s…
Cop From Long Island Makes Small Talk With Drunk Driving After Killing Bride On Wedding Night Cop From Long Island Makes Small Talk With Drunk Driving After Killing Bride On Wedding Night
Cop From Long Island Makes Small Talk With Drunk Driving After Killing Bride On Wedding Night “I would like to call my dad right now.” Newly released police video shows Hunterdon County native Jamie Komoroski repeatedly asking to call her father after the drunken South Carolina crash that killed a bride on her wedding night. The series of videos released by South Carolina news station WCSC shows Komoroski at a bar before the 2023 crash in Folly Beach, speaking with police near the wreckage, and later being processed at police headquarters. Police body-camera footage shows Komoroski sitting on the lawn of a home near the crash scene, where her rental car can be seen resting against …
Manhunt For Murder Suspect Underway After Fire Engulfs NY Home: State Police Manhunt For Murder Suspect Underway After Fire Engulfs NY Home: State Police
Manhunt For Murder Suspect Underway After Fire Engulfs NY Home: State Police Police are searching for an armed and dangerous suspect in connection with a homicide investigation that followed a devastating house fire in Orange County. On Friday morning, Aug. 7, New York State Police issued an alert identifying Thomas David Ryan, 32, as a suspect in a homicide that occurred on Thursday, Aug. 6, on Greenville Turnpike in Greenville. The fire was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m. at 512 Greenville Turnpike, New York State Police confirmed. Firefighters arriving at the scene encountered heavy smoke and flames engulfing the residence, according to incident reporter Mark …
Off-Duty NYPD Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police Off-Duty NYPD Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police
Off-Duty Nypd Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police An off-duty NYPD officer was driving drunk and crashed his car with three young children inside, state police said. Anthony N. Guglielmo, 38, of Staten Island, crashed on Route 23 in Greenport in Columbia County, with 7-, 6-, and 5-year-old children in the car on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said. Troopers responded around 10:30 p.m. to reports of a property damage crash and a Volkswagen that left the scene, authorities said. Investigators located the car at 120 County Route 31 in Greenport, the address for A. Colarusso & Son Inc., a crushed stone supplier, according to stat…
Deadly Failed Robbery Of LI Teen Ends In Decades-Long Prison Term For Killer: Authorities Deadly Failed Robbery Of LI Teen Ends In Decades-Long Prison Term For Killer: Authorities
Deadly Failed Robbery Of LI Teen Ends In Decades-Long Prison Term For Killer: Authorities A Long Island man is headed to prison for decades for murder, authorities said. Erick Garcia, 22, was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 6 to 25 years behind bars for the killing of 19-year-old Carlos Guillen in 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Garcia, of Central Islip, designed a plan to rob Guillen at gunpoint after meeting up in Central Islip on Oct. 1, 2022, investigators said. Guillen, of Bay Shore, invited Garcia into his vehicle, then Garcia pulled the gun, authorities said. But instead of handing over what Garcia wanted, Guillen panicked and accelerated the vehicle, …
Mistaken Identity Murder Of LI Father Lands Killers Decades In Prison: Authorities Mistaken Identity Murder Of LI Father Lands Killers Decades In Prison: Authorities
Mistaken Identity Murder Of LI Father Lands Killers Decades In Prison: Authorities Two Long Island partners-in-crime were sentenced Thursday, Aug. 6 for gunning down an unarmed father in a case of mistaken identity, authorities said. Christopher Fernandez, 29, got 25 years to life, and Oliver Schor, 24, got 22 years to life, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The two men were convicted of killing 49-year-old Michael Hartmann in his backyard on Nov. 2, 2022, in Bohemia. Prosecutors said Fernandez led the plan, believing his missing cellphone was in Hartmann’s home, according to Newsday. “Mr. Hartmann did nothing wrong – he was shot at his own home – and h…
Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed
Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed John Gotti’s grandson has once again failed to donate a kidney to his mother, despite promising the transplant to delay his prison sentence. Attorneys for Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, said he’s ready for the transplant, but his mother, Victoria Gotti, has a serious infection requiring another delay, the New York Daily News reported. Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury ruled Thursday, Aug. 6 that if Agnello donates the kidney before Monday, Aug. 10, he can still have his sentencing delay, Newsday reported. In that case, he would report to prison on Sept. 18. But if the transplant doesn’t ha…
Ex-NYC Sanitation Super Caught With Thousands Of Child Sexual Abuse Images: Feds Ex-NYC Sanitation Super Caught With Thousands Of Child Sexual Abuse Images: Feds
Ex-nyc Sanitation Super Caught With Thousands Of Child Sexual Abuse Images: Feds A former top New York City sanitation official has been charged in federal court after investigators said they found thousands of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children inside his home.  Bronx resident Victor Alvelo, 61, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 4, and charged with possession of child sexual abuse material involving prepubescent children, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  According to federal prosecutors, Alvelo served as General Superintendent of the New York City Department of Sanitation until his retirement in Augu…
Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole, Tree In Long Island Wreck: Police Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole, Tree In Long Island Wreck: Police
Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole, Tree In Long Island Wreck: Police A drunk driver wrecked his car into a utility pole on Long Island early Thursday, Aug. 6, police said. Franklyn Carpio Garcia, 27, of Southampton, was driving at the intersection of Noyack Road and Water Mill Towd Road around 12:06 a.m., the Southampton Town Police Department said. Carpio Garcia’s vehicle left the road, striking a utility pole and a tree before coming to rest, investigators said. However, Carpio Garcia was not injured, according to police. Cops booked Carpio Garcia on two counts of DWI and held him for morning arraignment, authorities said. His crash was one of five DWI ar…