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Two Teens Nabbed Mid-Tire Theft On Long Island, Hit With Seven Charges Each: Cops
Two teens trying to steal tires off a car on Long Island were caught red-handed early Tuesday, Sept. 29, police said.
Starling Flores, 19, of Freeport, and Christopher Vinson, 18, of Lindenhurst, were nabbed following a theft report around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops responded to the call on Mack Avenue in Hicksville and saw a 2020 Honda resting on a carjack and two men trying to remove the tires, authorities said.
Flores took off on foot, but officers quickly tracked him down and arrested him, police said. Other canvassing officers found Vinson and ca…
Drunk Suffolk Mom Plows Car Into Tennis Court Moments After Dropping Off Daughter: Cops
A Long Island mom drunkenly crashed into a tennis court just moments after dropping off her 10-year-old daughter, police said.
Kimberly Shortell, 41, of Ronkonkoma, took her daughter to Ronkonkoma Beach at 299 Rosevale Avenue around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
But after dropping her daughter off, Shortell drove into a parked car, went through a chain link fence, then continued onto a tennis court and into the fence on the other side of the court, cops said.
No one was on the court at the time, authorities said. Shortell was taken to Stony Brook Univ…
Suffolk Man Shot And Killed In Park, Leaving Loved Ones Searching For Answers: ‘Just Why?’
A Long Island man was shot dead in a park Tuesday night, Sept. 29, police said.
Lonnie Booker, 43, of North Bellport, was found suffering from a gunshot wound in Robert Rowley Park just before 7:30 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said.
First responders rushed Booker to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
No arrests were announced in the deadly shooting, and no suspects have been publicly identified. Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to call Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-8…
Huntington Man, Attorney Wife Among 4 Killed In Greece Blast
A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…
LI Cops Find Stolen Car After ‘Suspicious’ Door-Knocking Report: Police
A Long Island man’s “suspicious” door-knocking landed him in handcuffs after cops discovered outstanding warrants and a stolen vehicle, police said.
Joseph Brogan, 36, of Bethpage, was booked Monday, Sept. 28 following a report in East Quogue, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
A 911 caller reported a suspicious person knocking on doors on Landing Lane in the town, leading cops to respond and locate Brogan, authorities said.
As officers investigated, they learned Brogan had warrants at Southampton Town Justice Court and “multiple other jurisdictions,” police said.
Additionally,…
