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Student Caught With Loaded Gun At High School On Long Island Student Caught With Loaded Gun At High School On Long Island
Student Caught With Loaded Gun At High School On Long Island A teenager was apprehended after authorities say he brought a gun to his school on Long Island. The 14-year-old at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach was being interviewed by a school administrator on an unrelated matter when the student was found to have a loaded gun.  School officials contacted police early Friday afternoon, Oct. 18. The student, who is not being identified due to his age, was charged by Suffolk County PD Seventh Squad detectives with: Criminal possession of a weapon, Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The boy was held overnight at…
19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Long Island Nightclub 19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Long Island Nightclub
19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Long Island Nightclub A 19-year-old gang member confessed to fatally shooting a man outside a Long Island nightclub and injuring two others. David Trent, of Mastic Beach, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 30, in the death of Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Barrera. Prosecutors said Trent – a member of the criminal street organization, “No Fake Love,” or “NFL” – was with several other gang members outside the now-closed Minx nightclub in Farmingville on Dec. 5, 2021, when they got into a confrontation with Barrera and his friends. The argument turned physical and …
Cop Impersonator Pulls Shield, Phony ID During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Cop Impersonator Pulls Shield, Phony ID During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Cop Impersonator Pulls Shield, Phony ID During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say A routine traffic stop led to a Long Island man in handcuffs, accused of impersonating a police officer. Southampton Town Police stopped a driver for alleged vehicle and traffic law violations on County Road 39 in Southampton on Thursday, Sept. 26. When the officer asked the man for his ID, he presented a police shield and claimed to work for the Suffolk County Police Department. He then presented a police identification card. An investigation revealed that the driver, 56-year-old Brian Garcia, of Mastic Beach, was not employed by the agency and the ID card was a fake, police said. Garci…
Shooter On Run After Firing Multiple Shots Into Occupied Long Island Home Shooter On Run After Firing Multiple Shots Into Occupied Long Island Home
Shooter On Run After Firing Multiple Shots Into Occupied Long Island Home The search is on for a gunman who fired multiple shots into an occupied home on Long Island. Suffolk County Police were called about shots fired at a Mastic Beach residence on Alder Drive near Queen Road at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. An investigation found that someone fired six shots toward the property, with two bullets striking the home. Nobody inside was injured. The suspect then fled on foot heading eastbound on Queen Road. No description of the culprit was given. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department at 631-852-8752 or Crime Stopp…
Teen Broke Into Woman's Long Island Home, Touched Her While She Slept: Police Teen Broke Into Woman's Long Island Home, Touched Her While She Slept: Police
Teen Broke Into Woman's Long Island Home, Touched Her While She Slept: Police A Long Island woman called police after she said a 19-year-old man broke into her Suffolk County home in the middle of the night and touched her as she slept, authorities said.  The woman spoke to officers on Thursday, Sept. 5, to report the incident that allegedly happened on Monday, Aug. 26, at her Whittier Drive home in Mastic Beach, Suffolk County Police said.  Davion Commodore, 19, of Mastic Beach, was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary in the case, police said.  The woman explained that she woke up around 1 a.m. to Commodore in her bedroom touching h…
Long Island School Bus Driver Downloaded Images Of Child Sexual Abuse: DA Long Island School Bus Driver Downloaded Images Of Child Sexual Abuse: DA
Long Island School Bus Driver Downloaded Images Of Child Sexual Abuse: DA A Long Island school bus driver has been accused of downloading images and videos of child sexual abuse and then uploading them to his cloud storage account. Guenther Mayrhofer, age 71, of Mastic Beach, who worked for the William Floyd School District, was indicted on Thursday, Aug. 29 for 50 counts of promoting and possessing child sex abuse material. “There is nothing more important to my office than protecting children and tracking down predators in our community," Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. "It is deeply disturbing that this d…
Online Tip Leads To Child Porn Arrest Of Long Island Man Online Tip Leads To Child Porn Arrest Of Long Island Man
Online Tip Leads To Child Porn Arrest Of Long Island Man A Long Island man has been accused of possessing child porn. The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation began the probe based on a cyber tip generated by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program. On Thursday, Aug. 15,  a search warrant was executed, and Guenther Mayrhofer, age 71, of Mastic Beach, was apprehended and charged. State Police seized items from the suspect's residence, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, hard drives, and other media storage devices, such as SD cards and USB drives. (See the image above.) Mayrhofer was processed a…
Duo Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County ATM Burglaries Duo Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County ATM Burglaries
Duo Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County ATM Burglaries Two men have been accused of burglarizing multiple businesses and stealing ATMs on Long Island. Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives, the two were arrested and charged with a series of commercial burglaries and an attempted burglary between Tuesday, March 5, and Monday, March 11. During the burglaries, police say, John Mahoney, 41, of Mastic, and Jamie Volini, age 46, of East Patchogue, forced entry through broken doors and windows into closed gas stations and businesses and damaged or stole the ATMs. Volini was located by police at the i…