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Nassau Co. Corrections Officer Steals Over $100K In Benefits Meant For Estranged Wife, DA Says
A former corrections officer on Long Island stole more than $100,000 in health insurance benefits meant for his ailing wife, prosecutors said. Christopher Kowalewski, 49, of Merrick, was indicted for grand larceny in Nassau County Court on Monday, Feb. 10, after prosecutors said he deposited and cashed 11 checks worth $110,000 that were issued for his estranged wife’s back surgery. Kowalewski, a Nassau County corrections officer, received the checks from United Healthcare between December 2021 and December 2023, according to the DA’s office. The payments were issued under the New York …
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Death Of Young Mom At Hands Of Ex-Lover From Roosevelt Could Have Been Prevented, Family Says
More than three years ago, Brenda Alfaro-Alcantara moved to the United States to be with the man she loved, her family said. But the 29-year-old mother's American dream came to a tragic and senseless end when she was stabbed more than 30 times last October by that same man, identified by authorities as 43-year-old Jose Funes-Zabala, of Roosevelt. It all happened in front of the couple's 2-year-old son, who relatives say was found covered in blood at his family's apartment. On Monday, Feb. 10, Funes-Zabala was indicted on second-degree murder and related charges in Nassa…
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Drunk Driver Who Killed Young Tennis Stars In Jericho Gets Up To 25 Years
An admitted drunk driver who caused a wrong-way crash killing two 14-year-old boys on Long Island will spend years in prison. Amandeep Singh, 36, of Roslyn, was sentenced to between eight and 25 years behind bars in Nassau County Court on Friday, Feb. 7. It followed his guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide in the deaths of Ethan Falkowitz and Drew Hassenbein. Singh admitted that he was speeding, intoxicated, and high on cocaine when he crashed his pickup truck head-on into a car with four teenagers on North Broadway in Jericho on the night of May 3, 2023. The crash killed Falkowitz…
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Driver Behind DWI Crash Killing 15-Year-Old In Woodmere Gets Years In Prison
More than three years after a 15-year-old girl was killed in a drunk driving crash on Long Island, the man responsible has learned his fate. Arlin Aguilera, age 37, of West Hempstead, was sentenced to 7 to 21 years in prison in Nassau County Court on Friday, Jan. 31, in the death of Liel Namdar. It followed his conviction for aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges, as Daily Voice reported. Aguilera was intoxicated and speeding in a pickup truck when he crashed into an Audi SUV in Woodmere, near the intersection of Peninsula Boulevard and Edward Avenue, shortly before 11 p.m. on …
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Husband Who Fatally Stabbed Therapist Wife Over Impending Divorce In North Bellmore Sentenced
A Long Island husband and father will spend decades behind bars after confessing he stabbed his therapist wife to death. Anthony Paruolo, age 39, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Jan. 30, after pleading guilty in the killing of Danielle Paruolo. Nassau County Police responded to the couple’s North Bellmore residence at around 11:40 p.m. on Oct, 6, 2022, after several people called 911 reporting a domestic incident. When officers arrived, they found Mrs. Paruolo lying in a pool of blood with a 13-inch chef’s knife lodged in her neck, according …
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Drunk Driver Going 127 MPH Admits Causing Seaford Crash That Killed Half-Brother
A man formally confessed to causing a drunken, high-speed crash on a Long Island highway that killed his half-brother. Joshua Pena, 25, of Valley Stream, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Jan. 30, in the death of his Xavier Pena. Joshua Pena was racing down the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway at 127 miles per hour and more than twice the legal limit for alcohol when he careened into a guardrail and smashed into a tree near exit 1E shortly before 8 a.m. on Father’s Day 2022, prosecutors said. His passenger and brother, Xavier Pena, was pinn…
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Parolee Who Shot, Killed Sleeping Man In Hempstead Gets Decades In Prison
A Long Island man who was out on parole when he shot and killed a man sleeping in a car will spend decades in prison. Kadeem Lewis, 31, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 24 years to life behind bars in Nassau County Court on Friday, Jan. 24. It followed his murder conviction for the killing of Jose Sanchez-Velasquez. Lewis and a co-defendant, Richard Ford, were walking around Hempstead looking for a house to burglarize when they spotted Velasquez sleeping in the front seat of his car at around 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2019, prosecutors said. Lewis went to the driver’s side door while Ford walked…
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$709K Wire Fraud In Nassau County Lands Illinois Man Charges: Police
An Illinois man is accused of fraudulently obtaining $709,000 from a Nassau County law firm, police announced on Thursday, Jan. 18. Robert Weathersby, 42, of Calumet City, Illinois, was arrested after investigators determined he orchestrated a scheme to redirect a law firm's payment intended for a known business associate, according to the Nassau County Police Department’s Fraud and Forgery Unit. On Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., a Nassau County law firm received an email that appeared to be from a trusted associate, requesting a change in payment instructions for an upcoming sett…
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Christmas Eve Murder: Son Stabbed Mother In Heart At Massapequa Home, DA Says
A man accused of stabbing his mother to death inside their Long Island home on Christmas Eve was formally charged with murder. Jeremy Emmanuel Lopez Ramirez, 27, of Massapequa, was arraigned on second-degree murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Jan. 16, in the death of Josefina Ramirez Montero. Ramirez attacked his mother inside the living room of their shared apartment, located near Old Sunrise Highway and Clocks Boulevard, shortly after returning from a laundromat on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 24, prosecutors said. He stabbed the woman four times with a six-in…
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Shell Casing, Blood Droplets Land Getaway Driver In Prison For Killing Of Uniondale 24-Year-Old
A Long Island man who served as getaway driver in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old robbery victim could spend decades in prison. Khamari Elie, 20, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 17 years to life behind bars in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 11, for his role in the shooting death of Kyle Midtlyng. Prosecutors said Elie and three co-defendants lured Midtlyng to a Uniondale residence on Alexander Avenue on the night of Nov. 10, 2021, under the guise of purchasing marijuana. Elie drove the group to the scene, where co-defendant Kyle Colthirst entered Midtlyng’s vehicle to carry out…
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Camera Captured Brother, Sister Abusing Elderly Mother Before Her Death In Roosevelt, DA Says
After a lifetime of caring for children and serving her community, Carmel McDougall was ultimately betrayed by her own son and daughter, prosecutors alleged. Long Island resident Michael McDougall, age 65, of Roosevelt, was indicted on manslaughter and related charges in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the death of his mother, McDougall. His sister, Nichole McDougall-Mullings, age 55, of Roosevelt, was also charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person. Earlier Report: Son, Daughter's Abuse Led To Death Of Roosevelt Wo…
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Dealer's Fentanyl Killed 17-Year-Old Garden City Girl, DA Says
An admitted drug dealer was formally charged in connection with the overdose death of a 17-year-old Long Island girl. Daquan Booker, age 34, of Smithtown, was arraigned on multiple drug charges in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 15, following the death of Garden City High School senior Grace Wrightington. Prosecutors said Booker met with the teen on at least two occasions in July 2023 and sold her purported oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl. The synthetic opioid – more than 100 times stronger than morphine – has contributed to a growing number of overdose deaths across the country in…
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Man Accused Of Exposing Self To 9-Year-Old In East Meadow
A Long Island man who was previously accused of exposing himself to a young girl is now charged with possessing child pornography. Jhonatan Fuentes, age 29, of East Meadow, was arrested Friday, Oct. 11, after an investigation revealed he was in possession of child pornography, Nassau County Police said. He was charged with ten counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child under 16 and was released with an appearance ticket to Nassau County Court. Earlier Report: 29-Year-Old Accused Of Exposing Himself To Girl In East Meadow The arrest came months after Fuentes was accused o…
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Man Exposes Himself To 11-Year-Old Girl At West Hempstead Park, Police Say
A man is accused of exposing himself to a girl at a Long Island park. Nassau County Police were called about a man committing a lewd act at West Hempstead’s Halls Pond Park, located on Nassau Boulevard, at around 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. An 11-year-old girl told her father that she witnessed a man inappropriately touching himself. The father also witnessed the incident. Officers located the suspect, 31-year-old Avigdor Goldemberg, a short time later at his Collins Lane residence, roughly two blocks away from the park. Goldemberg is charged with public lewdness and endangering the welfar…
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Repeat Drunk Driver Who Killed Man Outside Woodbury Diner Gets Years In Prison
A repeat drunk driver will spend years behind bars for hitting and killing a husband and father outside a Long Island restaurant. Willem Specht, age 63, of Wantagh, was sentenced to between seven and 15 years in prison in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 25. It followed his guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in the death of Joseph Devito. Earlier Report: Repeat Drunk Driver Admits Hitting, Killing Man Outside Woodbury Restaurant Prosecutors said Specht was “highly intoxicated” when he quickly reversed his car from a parking spot, striking the 61…
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Repeat Drunk Driver Admits Hitting, Killing Man Outside Woodbury Restaurant
More than a year after a husband and father was struck and killed by a repeat drunk driver outside a Long Island restaurant, his family is getting closure. Willem Specht, age 63, of Wantagh, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in Nassau County Court on Monday, Aug. 26, in the death of Joseph Devito. Prosecutors said Specht was “highly intoxicated” when he quickly reversed his car from a parking spot, striking the 61-year-old Devito outside the On Parade Diner in Woodbury at around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2023. Earlier Report: ID Released For Man Struck,…
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'I Just Stabbed You, B***': Man Gets Decade In Prison For Attack Outside Long Island Business
A Long Island man will spend a decade in prison for stabbing a 21-year-old in the chest during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Martin Carpio, age 36, of North Bellmore, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars in Nassau County Court on Friday, Aug. 9, following a jury conviction for assault and related charges. Prosecutors said the 21-year-old victim – whose identity was not released – was with friends attending LepreCon, a St. Patrick’s Day bar crawl on Main Street in Farmingdale, on the night of March 4, 2023. Earlier Report: St. Pat's Day Stabber Found Guilty For Farmingdale Incide…
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Drunk Teen Who Killed 6-Year-Old 'Bright Light' On Long Island Sentenced To Prison
A 19-year-old man will spend years behind bars for a drunk driving crash that killed a young Long Island girl two days before her birthday. Jorge Bonilla Gutierrez, of Freeport, was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison in Nassau County Court on Monday, Aug. 5, in the death of Katerine Vanegas Hernandez. Prosecutors said Gutierrez was intoxicated and speeding when he ran a red light in West Hempstead, near the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Westminster Road, at around 2:20 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2023. Earlier Report: Teen Admits Driving Drunk, Killing 6-Year-Old In West Hempstead …
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Month After Dog Found Tied To Pole On Southern State Parkway, Tips Lead To Suspect's Arrest
A month after a female Mastiff dog was found tied to a light pole on the Southern State Parkway, police have arrested a suspect. Troopers were called after the animal was found abandoned near Exit 21 on the Southern State Parkway in Hempstead at around 5:30 a.m. on Monday, July 1. The dog, a white Mastiff named Roxi, was tied to the pole with a leash. Nearby, troopers found a bowl full of food along with a note, which read: “This is ‘Roxi,’ a trained American Bull Mastiff. She is 4 years old. She had been fed [sic] and given a flea bath, she may still have issues with them. See that she ge…
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Man With 18 Guns Admits Shooting At Long Island Neighbors, Nearly Hitting Child
A Long Island man could spend a decade behind bars for opening fire on his neighbors, nearly hitting a sleeping child. Steven Frigand, age 58, of North Massapequa, pleaded guilty to drug and weapon charges in Nassau County Court on Monday, July 29. Police were called to his Sussex Avenue apartment shortly before 1 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2023 after neighbors called 911 reporting multiple gunshots. According to prosecutors, Frigand fired dozens of shots from his basement apartment toward his neighbors’ homes. Several bullets struck adjacent homes, including one that narrowly missed a sleepi…
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