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LI Drug Dealer Who Sold Weed Gummies To Middle Schoolers And Fled For Canada Learns His Fate LI Drug Dealer Who Sold Weed Gummies To Middle Schoolers And Fled For Canada Learns His Fate LI Drug Dealer Who Sold Weed Gummies To Middle Schoolers And Fled For Canada Learns His Fate
LI Drug Dealer Who Sold Weed Gummies To Middle Schoolers And Fled For Canada Learns His Fate The man who sold weed gummies that sent 12 Long Island middle schoolers to the hospital has been sentenced to prison time Wilmer Castillo Garcia, 24, of Mastic, got two years behind bars at his sentencing hearing Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. His sentence was part of a plea deal he took on July 23, according to authorities. Castillo Garcia was selling the THC gummies through Instagram when a student at William Floyd Middle School purchased them and distributed them to classmates in March 2025, investigators said. All 12 students received medical atten…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police
Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police A family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos ended with a father and his 3-year-old son stabbed to death inside their hotel room, and the child's mother charged with both killings, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, Pennsylvania, is charged with two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, and their 3-year-old son, identified in court documents only as T.H. The killings happened inside Room 2030 at Great Wolf Lodge, located at 1 Great Wolf Drive in Scotrun, Monro…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fired Suffolk Health Aide Didn’t Let Dismissal Stop Her $5K Medicaid Fraud: Investigators Fired Suffolk Health Aide Didn’t Let Dismissal Stop Her $5K Medicaid Fraud: Investigators Fired Suffolk Health Aide Didn’t Let Dismissal Stop Her $5K Medicaid Fraud: Investigators
Fired Suffolk Health Aide Didn’t Let Dismissal Stop Her $5K Medicaid Fraud: Investigators A Long Island health care aide turned her month-long employment into an extended scheme and stole $5,000 from Medicaid, authorities said. Latricia Hires, 34, of Bridgehampton, was arrested and arraigned in Riverhead on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Hires got a job in September 2025 as an aide for two residents at L’Arche – Long Island, a residential facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Riverhead, investigators said. Her employment was terminated on Oct. 17, 2025, but she continued billing Public Partnerships LLC, the fiscal intermedi…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police
LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police Both drivers who died in fiery crashes into a highway toll booth on Long Island last month were identified Tuesday, Oct. 13 by police. Vijay P. Cheema, 74, of Fort Salonga, died in the Monday, Sept. 14 crash into the Sunken Meadow State Park toll booth on the north end of Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Kings Park, New York State Police said. Gregory W. Salone, 70, of Kings Park, died Monday, Sept. 21 after crashing into the exact same toll booth exactly one week later, state police said. Cheema’s death in the first crash was ruled a suicide, according to state police. Investigators did not…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Long Island Man, 50, Killed After Stopping In Left Lane On I-95 Long Island Man, 50, Killed After Stopping In Left Lane On I-95 Long Island Man, 50, Killed After Stopping In Left Lane On I-95
Long Island Man, 50, Killed After Stopping In Left Lane On I-95 A 50-year-old Long Island man has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on Interstate 95 in Westchester County after his SUV was struck by another vehicle while stopped in the left lane, police said. Nassau County resident Pankaj R. Bakshi, 50, of Floral Park, died following the two-vehicle collision on northbound I-95 in Port Chester on Monday, Oct. 12, New York State Police confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 13.  The crash happened around 5:55 a.m. near mile marker 14.8 on the New York State Thruway. According to police, Bakshi was driving a 2025 Chevrolet Suburban that ha…

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by Ben Crnic
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Delta Flight From JFK Evacuated Upon Arrival In Israel After Bomb Threat: Reports Delta Flight From JFK Evacuated Upon Arrival In Israel After Bomb Threat: Reports Delta Flight From JFK Evacuated Upon Arrival In Israel After Bomb Threat: Reports
Delta Flight From JFK Evacuated Upon Arrival In Israel After Bomb Threat: Reports A Delta flight from John F. Kennedy Airport to Tel Aviv was evacuated on arrival Tuesday morning, Oct. 13 due to a bomb threat, according to multiple reports. Passengers on Delta Flight 234 were rushed off the plane shortly landing at Ben Gurion Airport, the main commercial airport in Israel, due to the anonymous claim that a bomb was on board, the Jerusalem Post reported. The plane was then moved to a remote parking area on the tarmac and searched by security teams, according to Israeli news source Ynet. Nothing suspicious was found in the aircraft, officials said. Normal operations resum…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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WATCH: Humpback Whale Crashes Into Small Boat Off Long Island Coast: ‘Holy!’ WATCH: Humpback Whale Crashes Into Small Boat Off Long Island Coast: ‘Holy!’ WATCH: Humpback Whale Crashes Into Small Boat Off Long Island Coast: ‘Holy!’
Watch: Humpback Whale Crashes Into Small Boat Off Long Island Coast: ‘Holy!’ A giant humpback whale crashed into a boat off the coast of Long Island on Saturday, Oct. 10. The shocking collision was captured on video by Steven Heid, who shared the clip on social media. The whale approached Heid’s boat quickly as he was fishing in Moriches Inlet, the video shows. It appeared to be feeding, as dozens of fish are seen flying through the air in the moments before the whale slammed into the boat’s side. View this post on Instagram While the whale made solid contact with the side of the boat, appearing to even “bite” the sid…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Throwing Dog Poop On Driveway Leads To Suffolk Senior's Arrest: Police Throwing Dog Poop On Driveway Leads To Suffolk Senior's Arrest: Police Throwing Dog Poop On Driveway Leads To Suffolk Senior's Arrest: Police
Throwing Dog Poop On Driveway Leads To Suffolk Senior's Arrest: Police This case stinks! An elderly Long Island man threw dog poop on another person’s driveway, leading to his brief arrest, police revealed Tuesday, Oct. 13. William Ferrato, 71, of Amagansett, was charged with third-degree criminal tampering for the incident on Tuesday, Sept. 15, the East Hampton Town Police Department said. Ferrato “intentionally threw dog feces onto the driveway of the victim” around 3:45 p.m. that day in Amagansett, police said. The victim complained Thursday, Sept. 24 to East Hampton police, authorities said. Cops booked Ferrato for about two hours Wednesday, Sept. 30, th…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Retired UConn Prof’s Son Faces Bomb Charges Years After Dad Said He Gave Him Explosive Material Retired UConn Prof’s Son Faces Bomb Charges Years After Dad Said He Gave Him Explosive Material Retired UConn Prof’s Son Faces Bomb Charges Years After Dad Said He Gave Him Explosive Material
Retired UConn Prof’s Son Faces Bomb Charges Years After Dad Said He Gave Him Explosive Material A Connecticut man charged with making bombs after police searched his home during a domestic disturbance investigation was previously accused of making explosives in a 2010 case that led to his father’s arrest.  Aleksi Javanainen, 30, was arrested on Oct. 3 at his home on Hanks Hill Road in Mansfield. He was charged with illegally possessing explosives, manufacturing bombs, and three misdemeanor counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, Connecticut State Police said. According to his arrest warrant, police began investigating after a woman told troopers that Javanainen kept unlocke…

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by Josh Lanier
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Severely Emaciated Dog Rescued From Suffolk Home, Husband And Wife Charged: Authorities Severely Emaciated Dog Rescued From Suffolk Home, Husband And Wife Charged: Authorities Severely Emaciated Dog Rescued From Suffolk Home, Husband And Wife Charged: Authorities
Severely Emaciated Dog Rescued From Suffolk Home, Husband And Wife Charged: Authorities A Long Island husband and wife were hit with animal cruelty charges after their dog was found severely emaciated, weighing nearly half his expected weight, authorities said. Michael O’Brien, 39, and Jenecia O’Brien, 37, both of Sound Beach, failed to provide enough food, water, and veterinary care for their dog, Kobe, from early this year into October, the Suffolk County SPCA said Tuesday, Oct. 13. Kobe, a 5-year-old Coonhound-Boxer mix, weighed just 37 pounds when he was brought for veterinary care, well below the expected 65 to 67 pounds for a dog of his breed and age, the SPCA said. Kob…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Worker Trapped In Asphalt Silo After Falling Backward At NJ Plant Worker Trapped In Asphalt Silo After Falling Backward At NJ Plant Worker Trapped In Asphalt Silo After Falling Backward At NJ Plant
Worker Trapped In Asphalt Silo After Falling Backward At NJ Plant A 26-year-old worker was rescued after he was trapped inside an asphalt bin in New Jersey on Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, authorities said. At 6:03 a.m., officers responded to AE Stone at 1435 Doughty Rd., after Cameron Briggs fell backwards into a recycled asphalt bin, Egg Harbor Township police said.  A partial collapse of the asphalt occurred and Briggs, a Mays Landing resident, ended up trapped in a seated position with his legs straight out and asphalt over his waist, police said. Workers called for emergency assistance after they spent 20 minutes trying to free him, police said. Br…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Long Island Motel Fight: Police Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Long Island Motel Fight: Police Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Long Island Motel Fight: Police
Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times With Kitchen Knife During Long Island Motel Fight: Police A 57-year-old woman stabbed a man multiple times with a kitchen knife during an argument inside a Long Island motel room, sending him fleeing to the front desk for help, police said. Tammy Taylor was arrested following the stabbing, which occurred in Nassau County around 11:06 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, according to Nassau County Police Department Second Squad detectives. Officers responded to the motel after receiving a report of a disturbance involving Taylor and a 47-year-old man, investigators said. The two had been arguing inside one of the motel rooms when the confrontation turned phys…

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by Jillian Pikora